Russia's state-run gas producer, Gazprom, announced that its natural gas exports to Europe had risen by almost 8% to 159.4bcm in 2015, despite EU sanctions imposed on Moscow in retaliation for Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and EU's intention to decrease its dependence on Russian gas.

Venezuela's state oil company, PDVSA, has halted the export of natural gas to Colombia due to weather factors, the Colombian Mines and Energy Ministry announced.