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MOSCOW/LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Russia plans to reduce
crude oil exports from its western ports in March by some 25%
from February amid a planned production cut, three sources in
the Russian oil market said.
Russia plans to reduce its oil production by 500,000 barrels
per day in March. The cut will be made from January output
levels.
Russia's Energy ministry declined to comment. Transneft did
not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.
The cuts from the ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga on the
Baltic Sea and Novorossiisk on the Black Sea will amount to a
quarter of February volumes although some adjustments could
still be made, one of the sources said.
"There are no plans to cut exports from the Pacific,"
another source said.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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