MOSCOW, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Russia's Pacific port of Kozmino
increased oil exports by 9.2% last year to a record high of 33.2
million tonnes, pipeline monopoly and the port's operator
Transneft TRNF_p.MM said on Monday.
Kozmino became operational in 2009 and is part of Russia's
plans to forge closer ties with the Asia Pacific region. It
exports low-sulphur ESPO (East Siberia - Pacific Ocean) blend
from Siberia.
Transneft said 78% of total ESPO exports were shipped to
China last year. Kozmino also exported oil to Japan (7%), South
Korea (6%), Singapore (2%), New Zealand (2%), Malaysia (2%), the
United States (1%), Thailand (1%) and Philippines (1%).