VOL. XXXVI

NO. 33

17-MAY-1993

GENERAL

Russian Oil Production Set To Fall Further During 1993

The Center for Economic Research and Forecasting, a Moscow-based group whichadvises the Russian Government, has forecast that Russian oil production willtotal 332mn tons (6.64mn b/d) in 1993, down significantly from 387.8mn tons(7.756mn b/d) in 1992. Crude oil exports to non-CIS countries will decrease to58.7mn tons (1.174mn b/d) in 1993 from 65.7mn tons (1.314mn b/d) in 1992. Bycontrast, the Russian Fuel...