Russia's oil output down 0.6% in January-September

MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's crude oil output declined 0.6% year-on-year in January-September to 365 million metric tons (2.7 billion barrels), the country's top statistics body said on Wednesday.

Russia's State Statistics Service said natural gas output in the reporting period grew 1.5% to 485 billion cubic meters.