OREANDA-NEWS. January 13, 2010. Veles Capital released daily market review:

Oil export duties will be upped 1.5% higher from February 1. Duty for oil export from Russia might be upped by 1.5% from February 1, 2010 versus the level of January duty and form 271-274 USD per ton, which follows from the reports, based on the oil price monitoring from December 15, 2009 to January 11, 2010, provided by the Ministry of Finance of RF to Interfax. Note, from January 1 the oil export duty forms 267 USD per ton.

Consumption of power energy in RF in 2009 reduced by 4.6%. Consumption of the power energy in Russia for the whole 2009 reduced by 4.6%, imparts the message of the System Operator.

Belon settled the credits of VTB ahead of schedule in the volume of 6.9 bn RUR on behalf of the assets from MMC’s bonds. Belon and Listvyazhnaya (included in Belon group) settled the credit of VTB for 6.9 bn RUR ahead of schedule in late December on behalf of the assets of MMC, gained from placing market bonds, imparts the message of the coal company.