Russian oil exports down 1.3% in Jan-Apr

Russia exported 80.5 million metric tons of oil in January-April, down 1.3% against the first four months of 2008, the country’s statistics service said on Friday.

Oil exports accounted for 31.2% of Russia’s aggregate exports, and for 48.5% of the country’s energy exports in the reporting period, a slight decline from January-April 2008 (35.5% and 51.2%, respectively).
RIAN