MOSCOW, April 22. /TASS/. Gazprom plans to increase gas reserves on shelf by 2 trillion cubic meters in 2019-2022, the company said on Monday.

"In 2019, geological exploration on the Russian shelf will continue. In particular, it is planned to build two new wells on Skuratovsky and Leningradsky license areas. In 2019-2022, seven wells are expected to be completed on the Kara Sea shelf, and more than 10,000 sq. km of 3D seismic exploration at the Nyarmeisky, Skuratovsky, Amderminsky, Beloostrovsky and Zapadno-Sharapovsky areas. Planned growth of reserves in 2019-2022 will exceed 2 trillion cubic meters of gas," the company said.