Russia and Tajikistan are actively negotiating the involvement of Russian companies in joint projects for the development of oil fields in Tajikistan.

RussNeft may reduce oil output by around 5% this year to 6.09 mln tons, while next year production is expected to grow slightly, head of the company Evgeny Tolochek told reporters, News.Az reports citing Lenta.ru .

Russia targets oil production at 540 mln tons per year in the long term, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters, News.Az reports.

The steering committee of the Russian Energy Week approved the architecture of the business program for the forum to be held in Moscow from September 26 to 28, News.az reports citing TASS .