He said the magnitude of the easing - "700,000-800,000 barrels per day, or 1 million barrels per day" - should be discussed.

Dyukov also said that oil prices at $50-$60 per barrel would be "fair" and that the company's own hydrocarbon production forecast of 100 million tonnes in 2020 would likely be exceeded.

(Reporting by Olesya Astakhova; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin; editing by Maria Kiselyova)