This was reported by TASS with reference to the data of the Central Control Commission of the Fuel and Energy Complex.
It is noted that the Soviet oil industry set a production record in 1987, since then the level of production has been declining.
Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held a telephone conversation, during which they agreed to continue work on concluding contracts for the supply of oil and gas.