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Russia News Live Updates: Russian '23 oil output forecast at 515 million tonnes: minister
Russia News Live Updates: Russian 2023 oil output is forecast at 515 million tonnes, Energy Minister Nkolai Shulginov told Tass news agency, with the final figure dependent on further quota decisions to be taken by the OPEC+ grouping. Shulginov was speaking to Tass ahead of the second Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg. Output in 2022 stood at 535 million tonnes, a 2 percent year-on-year rise.
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Russian '23 oil output forecast at 515 million tonnes - minister
Russian 2023 oil output is forecast at 515 million tonnes, Energy Minister Nkolai Shulginov told Tass news agency, with the final figure dependent on further quota decisions to be taken by the OPEC+ grouping. Shulginov was speaking to Tass ahead of the second Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg. Output in 2022 stood at 535 million tonnes, a 2 percent year-on-year rise.
