Russia 2010 oil output up to record 10.1 mln bpd

Russian oil output grew by around 2.2 percent in 2010, hitting a record high 10.145 million barrels per day, as the world’s top oil exporter continued ramping up production at its greenfields.

Energy Ministry data showed on Sunday the country extracted 10.145 million barrels per day last year, a record since the collapse of the Soviet Union, up from 9.925 million bpd in 2009 and 9.78 million bpd in 2008

Reuters