Russia hides information about oil and gas production
Data from the analytical company Kpler that Russian oil exports by sea decreased by 22% in December due to the Western imposition of a price ceiling on Russian oil may not correspond to reality.
According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, oil production in Russia increased by 2%, and exports increased by 7,5%.
InfoTEK expert, Deputy General Director of the Institute of National Energy Alexander Frolov believes that, most likely, Kpler simply stopped seeing part of the supplies.
“If you believe Novak, this means that the shadow fleet has begun to operate. And this does not mean that we have reduced production, but that 22% of supplies have become invisible to our partners. With a reduction in maritime exports by 22%, Russia would reduce production by 600-800 thousand barrels per day.
But if you believe Novak, our production has not decreased. This means that we are prepared. I believe that by the end of January, according to this organization, we will see an even greater reduction in exports, since even larger volumes will be hidden from Kpler,” Frolov wrote in his TG channel.
Energy expert Boris Martsinkevich suggests that Russia will hide the volumes of production and transportation of not only oil, but also gas.
“It will not be so easy to sum up the results of the year. Usually one could rely on information from the Russian Energy Agency. But since March there have been none for obvious reasons.
Now information about how much is mined, transported, processed where is not disseminated in military conditions (I’m talking about the economic war that the collective West unleashed). It can be used for harm. Therefore, you can rely on rumors spread by the agency “One Bloomberg Said,” Martsinkevich said on the Geoenergetics YouTube channel.
According to his data, gasoline production in Russia increased by 4%, diesel – by 6%. Gas production decreased by 12%, and exports by 25%. At the same time, LNG exports increased by 8,7%. In addition, electricity production increased by 0,8%.
Russia Conceals Oil and Gas Production Information