Russian crude and condensate output increased by 2.7% on the month to 43.86 million mt — or 10.72 million b/d — in September, according to data released by the Central Dispatching Unit of the Russian Energy Ministry Oct. 2. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Russian production is rising as OPEC+ eases production quotas in response to demand increases on the back of vaccine rollouts and governments easing lockdowns. Production in August was 44.16 mil mt, or 10.44 mil b/d. Production was up 8% on the year from 40.65 million mt, or 9.93 million b/d in September 2020. Russian production data doesn’t include a breakdown for crude and condensate, which is excluded from the OPEC + deal. Condensate usually accounts for around 8% of Russia ‘s overall output. Russia’s quota under the agreement was 9.704 million b/d in September, up from 9.600 million […]