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MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. Loading of oil and oil products on the railway network of Russia in January-February 2017 made 42,11 million tons, which remains at the level of the same period last year (42,48 million tonnes).

According to the Main computing centre (MCC), Railways, loading fuel oil for the reporting period amounted to 9.4 million tons (-0.2 percent). The proportion of loading fuel oil at 22.3% of the total loading of oil and oil products.

Motor gasoline (road) unleaded immersed 5.18 mn tonnes, which is 6.7% less than in January-February 2016. From the total volume of transported oil and oil products the share of motor gasoline is 12.3%.

Winter diesel fuel (having a flashpoint below 61C) shipped 2.6% – 5.1 million tons. The percentage of loading has reached 12.1 percent.

Loading of crude oil decreased by 10% – from 3.8 to 3.42 million tons, which is 8.1% of the total volume.

During the reporting period, handling of distillate gas condensate grew by 3.2%, coke oil – 99.5%, petroleum gas – 29%, gasoline – 13%.