Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft curbed oil intake from Yuganskneftegaz, the main upstream unit of Rosneft, four industry sources told Reuters on Tuesday, leading to a fall in Russia’s oil production. An industry source said oil output at Yuganskneftegaz, in West Siberia, fell 30% during July 1-8 compared with the June average. Rosneft declined to comment, Transneft did not respond to a request for comment. Industry sources told Reuters on Tuesday that Russian oil output fell to 10.79 million barrels per day (bpd) early July, close to a three-year low in early, dragged down by falling output from Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil producer. The decline follows the discovery in mid-April of contaminated Urals crude that affected the […]