Tatneft says crude output up 0.7% to 95.6 mln bbl in 1H08

Tatneft, one of Russia's top 10 oil producers, produced 13 million tons (95.6 million bbl) in the first half of 2008, up 0.7% against the same period last year, the company said in a statement Tuesday according to RIA Novosti.

The company produced 2.2 million tons (16 million bbl) of crude in June 2008, up 0.4% from June 2007.

Tatneft is based in Tatarstan and accounts for more than 80% of the republic's oil output.