27 Nov 2018 17:10

Russian oil exports down 0.1% to 190.9 mln tonnes in 9M - Rosstat

MOSCOW. Nov 27 (Interfax) - Russian oil and gas condensate exports declined 0.1% year-on-year in January-September 2018 to 190.9 million tonnes, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said, citing Federal Customs Service (FCS) data.

Oil accounted for 28.9% of overall Russian exports in January-September 2018, up from 26.9% a year previously, and for 44.7% of overall fuel and energy exports, up from 44.0%.

The average export price for oil in September 2018 was $536.7 per tonne, up 5.2% compared with August 2018. Urals blend traded at $569.8 a tonne on the world market, up 8.8% from August.

Changes in average export prices for Russian crude and oil prices on the world market:

Average actual export price World market price for Urals blend*
$ per tonne % of December the previous year $ per tonne % of December the previous year
2017
January 369.8 109.0 388.1 102.1
February 377.0 111.2 390.5 102.7
March 368.4 108.6 363.3 95.5
April 357.7 105.5 373.1 98.1
May 353.4 104.2 358.7 94.4
June 336.2 99.1 333.3 87.7
July 335.1 98.8 349.3 91.9
August 350.6 103.4 372.5 98.0
September 370.2 109.2 396.0 104.1
October 382.5 112.8 411.4 108.2
November 409.4 120.7 452.4 119.0
December 435.2 128.3 464.4 122.1
2018
January 459.9 105.7 499.8 107.6
February 460.9 105.9 461.9 99.5
March 451.5 103.7 464.9 100.1
April 472.9 108.7 504.3 108.6
May 506.6 116.4 546.5 117.7
June 517.5 118.9 535.7 115.4
July 518.1 119.0 532.0 114.6
August 510.0 117.2 523.6 112.7
September 536.7 123.3 569.8 122.7

* According to Russian Economic Development Ministry

Russia produced 412.8 million tonnes of oil and gas condensate in January-September 2018, 1% more than in January-September 2017, and refined 217.2 million tonnes at domestic refineries, up 2.5%.

Oil production by Russia and the leading oil exporting nations ('000 barrels per day)

2018
September August July
Russia* 10635 10910 10912
OPEC (total)** 32761 32629 32288
Of which: Iraq 4650 4642 4563
Saudi Arabia 10512 10404 10363

* - Excluding gas concentrate.

** - OPEC Market indicators as at end: September-2018.