Russian gas to Europe assured despite blast: Gazprom

KIEV - Russian gas supplies to Europe have not been disrupted by an explosion along a key export pipeline in Ukraine, Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom said Monday.
"No limits on gas supplies to European customers have occurred," Gazprom said in a statement.
A "large explosion" cut the pipeline, which carries Siberian gas through Ukraine to Germany and other EU clients, Ukrainian ministry spokeswoman Viktoria Ruban said.
The blast occurred at about 1125 GMT on a section near the Ukrainian capital Kiev, she said.
A 30-metre (32-feet) length of pipeline was torn off, with debris hurled 150 metres away.
There was no immediate information regarding the effect of the incident on deliveries to the European Union, the biggest foreign gas market for Russia, the world`s leading natural gas producer.