Russia's Rosneft reports 156 billion ruble loss in 1Q20

- In first quarter of 2020, company's oil production declined by 1.1% to 57 million tons

Russian oil giant Rosneft posted a loss of 156 billion rubles (around $2.2 billion) for the first quarter of 2020, the company announced on Friday.

Revenues for the January-March quarter fell by 15% to around 1.8 trillion rubles (about $24 billion) compared to the same period of 2019, according to the company’s statement.

In the first quarter, the company's oil production declined by 1.1% to 57 million tons.

The company completed a deal in April, which was announced on March 28, to exit all Venezuelan projects by transferring all its assets in the country to a Russian state-owned company, Rosneft confirmed.

Reporting by Emre Gurkan Abay in Moscow

Writing by Firdevs Yuksel

Anadolu Agency

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