MOSCOW, March 22 (RIA Novosti) - Oil output in Russia increased 4.7% year-on-year to 37.8 million metric tons (277 million barrels) in February, the main statistics body said Thursday.
Compared to January, oil production saw a 9% rise, the Federal Statistics Service said.
Natural gas output declined 0.2% year-on-year and 9.6% against January to 54.9 billion cubic meters.
