Oil and condensate reserves increased by 592 million tons and natural gas by 708 billion cubic meters, surpassing the previous year's production levels of 516 million tons and 685 billion cubic meters respectively.

The southern Druzhba route via Ukraine saw total Russian oil flows to the EU member states decline by 15% to 11.5 million tons last year, according to Vedomosti’s sources. This equals about 230,300 barrels per day (bpd).

Russia's oil transit through Ukraine's pipeline system declined by 15% in 2024 to 11.5 million metric tons (230,300 barrels per day), the Vedomosti newspaper said on Friday, citing two sources familiar with Russian energy ministry data.