Russian crude exports up 0.1% to 101.04 m tons

Export of crude oil from Russia in January-May 2012 rose 0.1% (146.7 thousand tons) compared to the same period last year, to 101.04 million tons, the Russian Ministry of Energy said.

In May, crude exports increased by 0.8% (161.6 thousand tons) from a year earlier, to 20.731 million tons. Production of oil and gas condensate during the same period grew 0.8% to 43.743 million tons.