As a result refinery output grew Grow.strong by almost 45 percent from 2000 to 275 million tonnes per year in 2013 , almost on a par with a peak Position.high reached in the mid-1980s when the Red Army needed fuel for its campaign in Afghanistan .

The dollar found support on signs the U.S. economic recovery Grow.strong is on track after the Commerce Department reported on Thursday that U.S. gross domestic product grew Movement.up.gain at an annual rate of 3.5 % in the three months to September , beating forecast for 3 % .