Gazprom says gas exports to non-CIS countries up 27% this year

MOSCOW- Russia's Gazprom said on Monday its natural gas exports outside the ex-Soviet Union for Jan.1 - May 15 had increased 26.7% year on year to 76 billion cubic metres.

Gazprom said its gas output for the period had risen to 201.3 bcm, up 15.4%.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; editing by Jason Neely) ((vladimir.soldatkin@reuters.com; +7 495 775 12 42;))