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(COMTEX) A: Russian crude oil shipments to China grow ( United Press International )

MOSCOW, May 27, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Russian
Railways plans to haul 690,000 tons of crude oil to China in June, 430,000 of
which is production from Moscow's state-owned Rosneft.

Besides the Rosneft production, Yukos will account for another 230,000 and
Sibneft an additional 30,000 tons of crude oil, Novosti reported Friday.

In the first five months of this year, Russian Railways transported an estimated
680,000 tons of oil to China.

By the end of this year an estimated 10 million tons of Russian crude oil will
have been shipped to China, Russian officials said.

Copyright 2005 by United Press International.

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