Oil export from Kazakhstan grew by 6% in January - February of 2008/07

/REUTERS, Almaty, April 18, 08/ - Oil and gas condensate export from Kazakhstan in January - February of 2008 grew by 6%, compared to previous year, to 9.907 m. tones, Statistics agency informed. Volume of oil and gas condensate export in monetary expression increased by 70.8% and reached $6.3 bn. In 2007, Kazakhstan increased oil production with gas condensate up to 67.5 m. tons from 65.0 m. tons in 2006. Total volume of Kazakhstan export increased for first 2 months by 62.0% in comparison with the same period of the last year and made $10.29 bn. In January - February the balance of the trading balance sheet was positive to the sum of $5.69. The major positions of Kazakhstan export in natural and monetary expressions in comparison with similar indicators of last year are given in the table below: ----------------------------------------------------------------- January-February January- February 2008/07 2008/07 ------------------- ----------------- ----------- ------ -------- ------- (th. tones) (in %) ($ m.) (in %) ------------------------- ----------- ------ -------- ------- Wheat and maslin 2.029.3 +41.9 552.1 +169.8 Iron ore 2.647.2 +4.2 160.7 +45.2 Coal 5.248.9 +15.6 107.5 +23.9 Oil and gas condensate 9.906.8 +6.0 6.320.7 +70.8 Oil products 524.0 +20.5 264.6 +90.3 Cotton fibre 17.6 -61.7 23.7 -48.3 Ferroalloys 154.5 -8.6 234.3 +86.9 Refined copper and alloys 34.2 -54.5 242.3 -47.7 Alumina 5.3 +87.1 10.4 +247.5 Unprocessed zinc 51.9 +0.2 114.7 -44.8 Lead 12.1 -33.7 32.0 +12.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------- The main purchasers of Kazakhstan goods within this period of time were Italy - 17.8%, Switzerland - 16.2%, China - 9.7% and Russia - 7.9%. [2008-04-18]