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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

Russia rakes in nearly $20bn from oil exports in May

A a production facility owned by Transneft oil pipeline operator in Konstantinovo, Moscow
A a production facility owned by Transneft oil pipeline operator in Konstantinovo, Moscow Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Russia raked in around $20bn (£16.6bn) from oil exports in May, as revenues bounced back to prewar levels in a setback to western efforts to choke off its economy following its invasion of Ukraine.

Yields from shipping crude and oil products rose 11% from a month earlier despite a 3% fall in exports, according to the International Energy Agency’s monthly report.

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