* Urals exports from Russia's ports of Primorsk, Ust-Luga
and
Novorossiisk in April bound for China may hit an 11-month high
supporting its prices, traders said and Refinitiv Eikon data
showed.
* Russia's oil output this year is on course to top
480
million tonnes, or about 9.6 million barrels per day (bpd), a
Russian government source familiar with the data told Reuters.
PLATTS WINDOW
* No bids or offers were made for Urals, Azeri BTC or CPC
Blend in
the Platts window on Monday, traders said.
NEWS
* Russia's main oil-producing region of Khanty-Mansiisk
(Yugra) in
West Siberia boosted oil well drilling in March as it tries to
keep up production capacity amid Russian output cuts, according
to an industry source and industrial data seen by Reuters.
* Kazakh oil can help ensure the Czech Republic's
energy
security after it stopped importing Russian crude, Czech Prime
Minister Petr Fiala said on a visit to the Central Asian
country.
(Reporting by Reuters)
MOSCOW, April 24 (Reuters) - Urals crude oil
differentials to dated Brent were stable on Monday, while China
increased purchases of April-loading barrels of the grade from
Russia's western ports.
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