Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft said its net profit over the first nine months was up more than 25 percent, while output increased about 5 percent. “The company is continuing to implement a growth strategy aimed at further strengthening its position as an industry leader in efficiency and return on investment,” Board Chairman Alexander Dyukov said in a statement Wednesday. Gazprom Neft is the oil division of Russian energy major Gazprom and the fourth largest oil producer in Russia. Production during the first half of the year was 322.6 million barrels of oil equivalent, an improvement of 5.2 percent from the same period last year. For the first nine months of the year, total production was around 491.5 million barrels […]