Russian oil exports from Western ports to rise 15% in February 1-10 - schedule

MOSCOW- Russia plans to increase oil exports from its Western ports by 0.2 million tonnes to 1.5 million tonnes in Feb. 1-10 compared to the same period of January, the preliminary loading schedule seen by Reuters showed on Thursday.

Oil loadings will rise by 15% for Feb. 1-10 compared to Jan. 1-10, according to Reuters calculations.

Russian Urals oil exports from Baltic ports set at 1.2 million tonnes for Feb. 1-10, up from 1.0 million tonnes in Jan. 1-10, the document showed.

Urals and Siberian Light oil exports from Novorossiisk set at 0.3 million tonnes for Feb. 1-10, unchanged from Jan. 1-10 plan.

(Reporting by Olga Yagova; Editing by Edmund Blair) ((Olga.Yagova@thomsonreuters.com;))