Russia supplied nearly a third of Europe's gas needs in 2016, a record amount despite tensions with the European Union and a desire by the bloc to reduce its dependence on Russian supplies. The latest issue of Gazprom's magazine Blue Fuel said "the share of Gazprom’s gas in Europe grows steadily and has almost reached about 1/3rd in the European gas consumption". The company has estimated it supplied 31 percent of European gas supplies in 2015, which was already a record.
