TYUMEN, September 21. / TASS /. Russia set a new record for average daily oil production in the country, on September 8, will exceed 11 million barrels. This was stated during the Tyumen Oil and Gas Innovation Forum by the Deputy Energy Minister.

“The Russian Federation reached on September 8 a historic high. We produced more than 11 million barrels” – he said.

Oil production is growing for several years in a row in Russia. In 2015 the average oil extracted was 10,726,000 barrels of oil and condensate per day. Total for the year was more than 534 million tons, which is 1.4% more than in the previous year.

According to Rosstat, in June 2016. Russian extracted 10.136 million barrels of oil per day.

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