OREANDA-NEWS. April 25, 2008. According to Industry and Energy Ministry, the country's oil exports decreased by 4,6% y/y to 60,23mn tons in Jan-Mar 2008.

In Jan-Mar, 51,4mn of crude oil were exported to non-CIS countries (down by 6,1% y/y), while exports to CIS increased by 4,7% y/y to 8,83mn tons.

Total oil output in the reporting period stayed flat y/y at 121,12mn tons.

Primary oil refining in Jan- Mar 2008 went up by 5,6% to 59,35mn tons.