* Norway gas exports total 251 mcm/d * Deliveries to Britain at 53 mcm/d OSLO, June 17 (Reuters) - Norwegian pipeline gas exports toEurope fell on Monday morning from the previous week, mainly onlower flows to France and Britain, data from gas system operatorGassco showed. Deliveries to Europe including Britain were at 251 millioncubic metres (mcm) by 0741 GMT versus an average of 267 mcm onFriday. Supplies to Britain, Europe's biggest traded market, easedby 5 mcm to 53 mcm, with flows through the 72 mcm capacityLangeled pipeline running at a rate of 20 mcm per day. Exports to France were down by 8 mcm to 42 mcm, and those toGermany and the Netherlands eased by 3 mcm to 115 mcm. Deliveries to Belgium were steady at 41 mcm. Production capacity on the Norwegian continental shelf hasbeen reduced by 54 mcm per day due to ongoing maintenance at thecountry's biggest field, Troll. The Norpipe pipeline, which brings gas from Ekofisk field toGermany is expected to remain shut until June 24 due tomaintenance. 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. Following is a summary of spot price settlements at Europeangas trading hubs: Gas hub June 13 June 14 NBP 25.0/62.3 24.7/61.5 TTF 26.4 26.5 NCG 26.6 26.8 Gaspool 26.5 26.5 Zeebrugge 26.2 25.9 Peg Nord 26.6 26.7 Peg Sud 29.5 28.7 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 also given in pence per therm. The oil-indexed price is a monthly estimate by Thomson ReutersPoint Carbon and can vary due to day-to-day currencyfluctuations. (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis; editing by Keiron Henderson)
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