The export of gas by Russia's Gazprom in 2013 has grown by 16% as compared with that last year and amounted to 161.5 billion cubic metres, a repots by the Gazprom Export Company said. In 2012, Gazprom had exported 138.8 billion cu.m. of gas. According to Russia's (Itar-Tass) News Agency, the Gazprom Group, in the January-November period of 2013, increased the export of gas to faroff foreign countries by 16.4%, as compared to the corresponding period of last year, up to 149.7 billion cu.m.