Gazprom first half net profit up 67 pct to 480 bln rbls, above forecast

Russia's gas giant Gazprom boosted its January-June net profit by 67 percent year-on-year to 480.079 billion rubles to IFRS, Gazprom said on Monday.

The company's first half revenue rose by 17 percent year-on-year to 1.721 trillion rubles, Gazprom said.

Net sales of gas for the first half rose to 77.0 bcm, up from 64.5 bcm the previous year.

MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti)