VOL. XXXVI

NO. 43

26-JULY-1993

GENERAL

Russian Oil Production Falls 7.6% During 2Q 1993

MEES learns from industry sources that Russian crude oil and condensate production during the second quarter of 1993has fallen 7.6% to 82.1mn metric tons (6.8mn b/d) from 88.9mn metric tons (7.4mnb/d) during the first quarter. Russian production for the first half of 1993totaled 171mn metric tons (7.1mn b/d), compared with 200mn metric tons (8.2mnb/d) during the first half of 1992, a decrease of 14.5%.