Oil exports to non-CIS nations at some 51 million metric tons saw no change, quarter on quarter, and totaled $15.5 billion to Russia. While oil exports to CIS was up by 5.5% to four million metric tons totaling $989 million.
Gas production in the first quarter of 2009 was down by 14.7% to 154 billion cubic meters in Russia, the statistics service said, adding that production in 2008 had slightly increased by 1.6% to 663 billion cubic meters with exports accounting 174.3 billion cubic meters totaling to $66.4 billion.
Russia plans to pump from 620 billion cubic meters to 644 billion cubic meters of gas and export 190 billion cubic meters -196 billion cubic meters in 2009.
The statistics service said Russia decreased oil production by 1.3% to 120 million metric tons (882 million barrels) in January-March 2009.
Russia’s Economic Development Ministry has forecast a 1.1% drop in oil production to 482 million metric tons (3.54 billion barrels) in 2009.
