Half of Russia's 2023 oil and petroleum exports went to China - Russia's Novak
A flame burns from a tower at Vankorskoye oil field owned by Rosneft company north of the Russian Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 25, 2015.
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Half of Russia's oil and petroleum exports in 2023 will have gone to China while India's share has risen in two years to 40 percent, Russia's state news agencies cited Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying in remarks published on Wednesday.
"The main partners in the current situation are China, whose share has grown to approximately 45-50 percent, and, of course, India," said Novak, who is in charge of Russia's energy sector.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "Earlier, there basically were no supplies to India; in two years, the total share of supplies to India has come to 40 percent."
Novak added that Europe's share in Russia's crude exports has fallen to about 4-5 percent from about 40-45 percent.
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