2008 September 2   07:59

Oil extraction down 0.6%, gas output up 3.1% in Russia from Jan to Aug

Russia extracted 325.154 million tonnes of oil with  gas  condensate  in January to August 2008, down 0.6% year-on-year,  the  Fuel  and  Energy Complex Central Dispatch Department has reported according to Interfax.

Natural gas extraction grew 3.1% in the first eight months of 2008, year-on-year, reaching  443.869 billion cubic meters.