July 30 (Reuters) - Microsoft ( MSFT ) has restored

services to Russia-backed refiner Nayara Energy, the Indian

company's lawyer told a New Delhi court, days after the U.S.

tech giant terminated services due to European Union sanctions.

Nayara has been forced to scale back operations at its

400,000-barrel-per-day refinery for lack of sufficient fuel

storage and vessel owners' demand to end their contracts after

it was hit by the EU's latest sanctions.