VOL. XXXVI

NO. 18

1-FEBRUARY-1993

CIS SUPPLY

Russian Oil Production Drops 15% in 1992

Preliminary data published in the January 1993 issue of Eastern Bloc Energyindicates that oil production in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)totaled 447mn tons (8.94mn b/d) in 1992 including 393mn tons (7.86mn b/d) fromRussia and 54mn tons (1.08mn b/d) from the other states. This is 68mn tons(1.36mn b/d) , or 13.2% less than in 1991 with Russian output dropping 14.8%.There was also a decrease in the...