In January-October 2011, Russia’s oil exports to non-C.I.S. countries fell 4.2% in physical terms year-on-year, to 176.7mn metric tons (1.3bn bbl), but grew 33.9% in money terms, to $138.248bn, the Federal Customs Service said.

Oil exports to the C.I.S. reached 3.866mn tons (28.42mn bbl), worth $2.909bn.

In total, Russia exported 180.591mn tons (1.33bn bbl) of oil estimated at $141.157bn over nine months.

In January-October, petrol exports to countries outside the C.I.S. went up 41.5% to 2.32mn tons, while the supplies of diesel fuel fell 13.3% to 28.186mn tons. Petrochemical exports amounted to 99.278mn tons.