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Russian energy revenue down 46% in 12 months despite February jump

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Russian energy revenue down 46% in 12 months despite February jump

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[Headline of your article] Russia’s Oil Revenues Plunged By 48% In February

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https://nypost.com/2023/03/03/russian-energy-revenue-rebounds-by-22-5-in-february/

New York Post

"Russian oil and gas revenues, the mainstay of state coffers, rose 22.5% in February,"

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/business/russia-oil-embargo.html

By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Stanley Reed
Anatoly Kurmanaev reported from Berlin, and Stanley Reed from London.

New York Times

Feb. 7, 2023

Shunned by the West, Russia was able last year to redirect its potent oil exports to Asia, marshal a fleet of tankers unencumbered by Western penalties and adapt evasion schemes perfected previously by its allies Iran and Venezuela.

The strategy worked: President Vladimir V. Putin not only retained but also increased money from energy exports, according to official data, and may have brought in more cash, collected in the shadows of the oil trade, that could be helping the war effort.