Russia to increase oil exports "slightly" in 2017 - Dep Energy Min

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oil exports would rise by almost 5 percent this year to 253.5 million tonnes, and a "slight" increase was expected next year, Deputy Energy Minister Kirill Molodtsov said on Monday.

(Reporting by Olesya Astakhova; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin and Peter Hobson; Editing by Andrey Ostroukh)