Production and Refining

Russia reduced petrol exports in January-April 2019 by 14.4% compared to the same period last year to 1.557 million tons, the Federal Customs Service reported.

In January-May 2019, production of polyvinyl chloride in Russia increased by 6%. Not all enterprises increased capacity utilization, the Market Report informs.

Former general director of Sibur Yakov Goldovsky has returned to oil and gas business in Russia.

In 2019-2022, KazMunayGas will spend 107.2 billion tenges ($280 million at the current rate) on modernization of Kazakh gas processing plant (Zhanaozen, Mangistau region).

Rosneft and SUEZ Groupe SAS have signed an agreement of intent to implement a joint project in the field of rational and sustainable resource management.

Rosneft and Gazpromneft will build a deep oil refining complex at Slavneft-YaNOS.

The resumption of work of the Antipinsk Oil Refinery implies a transition to the give-and-take scheme, Interfax reports, citing the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Anatoliy Popov.

TOTSA Total Oil Trading SA, the oil trader of Total, filed a lawsuit against the Antipinsky Oil Refinery with the Arbitration Court of the Tyumen Region.

In May Azerbaijan increased oil production to 776,000 barrels per day from 683,000 in April, while the country fulfills its obligations under the OPEC + deal, the Ministry of Energy informs.

As it has become known to the Kommersant, Rosneft asks the Government to force Transneft to compensate losses of consumers from oil pollution in the Druzhba pipeline already now.