ST PETERSBURG: Russian oil output has reached levels agreed under the deal between OPEC and non-OPEC oil exporters, and its output in the last two weeks of July will be higher than in the first two, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday. ST PETERSBURG: Russian oil output has reached levels agreed under the deal between OPEC and non-OPEC oil exporters, and its output in the last two weeks of July will be higher than in the first two, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday.