Russian Oil Export Duty Downy in June 1st 2013

Interfax reported that the export duty on Russian oil fell by USD 19.1 tonne to USD 359.3 a tonne on June 1st from USD 378.4 per tonne in May.

The discounted duty on oil from East Siberia, Caspian fields and the Prirazlomnoye field is now USD 165.5 per tonne, compared to the previous rate of USD 179.8 per tonne.

The duty on super viscous oil fell to USD 35.9 per tonne as of June 1st from the USD 37.8 per tonne that went into effect on May 1st.

The duty on light and dark petroleum products, which was unified to 66% of the duty on crude oil as of October 1st 2011, fell to USD 237.1 per tonne on June 1st from USD 249.7 per tonne in May.