Russia May Raise Crude Oil Exports if EU Ban Cuts Refining
Russia may increase its crude oil exports if the European Union ban on imports of the nation’s fuel results in lower refinery throughput, vice prime-minister Alexander Novak said in an interview to Tass.
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