March 06, 2025 08:29 GMT
RUSSIA: Russia Crude Output Flat in February, Below OPEC+ Quota
RUSSIA
- Russian data show the country’s crude oil production in February was little changed from the month before, holding just below its OPEC+ quota, Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the figures. Output averaged 8.964 million barrels a day last month, which is 14,000 barrels a day below Russia’s target under the OPEC+ supply agreement.
- Russia's Finance Ministry has met its quarterly target for domestic borrowing almost a month early, Kommersant report, raising more than RUB1trln since the start of the year. It raised about RUB218bln in auctions for two fixed rate OFZ bond issues Wednesday amid demand that totalled RUB377bln, the highest figure for such bonds since April 2021. The bonds are being bought primarily by banks and institutional investors, but demand from retail investors is also growing, the newspaper add.
- The Bank of Russia reports the weekly change in gold and FX reserves. No tier 1 data releases are scheduled for the remainder of the week. February CPI figures are due next week.
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