* Norway gas exports total 262 mcm/d * Deliveries to Britain at 61 mcm/d OSLO, June 20 (Reuters) - Norwegian pipeline gas exports toEurope were lower on Thursday morning than the previoussession's average, data from gas system operator Gassco showed. Deliveries to continental Europe and Britain were at 262million cubic metres (mcm) by 0830 GMT, down from Wednesday'saverage of 267 mcm. Norway's export figures are based on gas fed into the systemat a certain time and calculated to a daily average. Volumes canvary throughout the day as producers adjust the amount of gasthey pump. Exports to Britain, Europe's most traded gas market, easedby 5 mcm to 61 mcm, while flows through the Vesterled pipelineremained at zero after a gas leak shut production atStatoil-operated Oseberg field in the North Sea onMonday. Combined deliveries to the Netherlands and Germany heldsteady from the previous day's average at 117 mcm. Flows to France and Belgium were also stable at 43 mcm and41 mcm respectively. The Norpipe pipeline, which carries gas from the Ekofiskfield to Germany, is expected to remain shut for maintenanceuntil June 24. Following is a summary of spot price settlements at Europeangas trading hubs: Gas hub June 18 June 19 NBP 23.0/67.8 23.4/58.8 TTF 26.3 26.4 NCG 26.3 26.5 Gaspool 26.3 26.4 Zeebrugge 24.7 26.4 Peg Nord 26.3 26.5 Peg Sud 27.9 27.2 Oil-indexed price 37.26/92.18 36.69/91.78 NOTE: Prices are in euros per megawatt-hour, except for NBP andoil-indexed prices, which are given in pence per therm. Theoil-indexed price is a monthly estimate by Thomson Reuters PointCarbon and can vary due to day-to-day currency fluctuations. (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis, editing by Jeff Coelho)
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