Россия продлит до конца года сокращение экспорта нефти
Россия продлит дополнительное добровольное сокращение поставок нефти на мировые рынки на 300 тыс. барр./сут. до конца декабря 2023 г., заявил во вторник вице-премьер Александр Новак.
Ограничение экспорта нефти на 300 тыс. барр./сут. уже действует в сентябре, а в августе сокращение составляло 500 тыс. барр./сут. Объявляя об этих планах в июле, Новак не пояснял, от какого базового уровня будет отсчитываться размер сокращения. Лишь в конце августа вице-премьер сообщил, что точкой отсчета является уровень экспорта нефти в мае-июне.
Сокращение экспорта является дополнительной мерой к уже реализуемому Россией с марта ограничению добычи нефти, в рамках которого страна взяла на себя обязательство уменьшить производство на 500 тыс. барр./сут. относительно февраля и удерживать его на этом уровне до конца 2024 г.
Россия оставляет за собой право корректировать планы по добыче, следует из сегодняшнего заявления Новака. «Теперь добровольное решение о сокращении добычи нефти будет пересматриваться ежемесячно, чтобы рассмотреть возможность углубления сокращения или увеличения производства, в зависимости от ситуации на мировом рынке», - заявил вице-премьер во вторник.
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