Russian gas exports could hit record $321bn in 2022 - Bloomberg Bloomberg analysts are predicting a massive year for Russian energy exports that could see a record income of $321bn - up a third from 2021 - as gas prices on the spot market have quintupled in the past year. A current-account surplus of $240bn could also be achieved despite the ruble’s weakened value - or perhaps because of it, according to German Science and Politics researcher Janis Kluge. “If we multiply the oil price by the ruble exchange rate, it shows that Moscow expected revenues of around 4,500 rubles per barrel of oil, but is getting much more, around 7,000 rubles,” he said. Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews