MOSCOW- ESPO Blend crude oil loading plan from Russia's Pacific port of Kozmino has been set at a record monthly high of 3.2 million tonnes for May versus 3.1 million tonnes in April, a loading schedule seen by Reuters showed.

ESPO Blend crude oil loadings are set to rise in May amid lower refinery runs in Russia during the maintenance season, which should lead to higher crude oil exports, traders said.

(Reporting by Olga Yagova; editing by Jason Neely) ((Olga.Yagova@thomsonreuters.com;))