CEO of Gazprom Neft says oil consumption to return to pre-crisis levels in second-half 2021

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The chief executive of Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft said he expects global oil consumption to return to pre-crisis level in the second half of 2021.

Speaking at a conference on Wednesday, CEO Alexander Dyukov said Gazprom Neft was doing everything possible to keep up investment despite global demand for oil slowing because of the coronavirus pandemic.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin and Olesya Astakhova; Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Louise Heavens)