Oil, gas and petrochemicals production in Kazakhstan in January - May 2008

/REUTERS, Almaty, June 16, 08/ - Production of oil with gas condensate grew by 6.6 % in January-May of 2008, compared to the similar period of 2007, and made 29.728 m. tons, the Statistics Agency informed on Monday. Within January - May of 2007 oil production with gas condensate made 27.875 m. tons. OIL, GAS AND OIL PRODUCTS OUTPUT IN KAZAKHSTAN: ------------------------------------------------------ May April January- 2008 2008 May 2008 -------------------------- ------- ------- -------- OIL (m. tones) 4.972 4.852 24.297 To the previous month in % +2.5 -5.6 - To the previous year in % +9.5 +5.0 +7.2 -------------------------- ------- ------- -------- GAS CONDENSATE (th. tons)* 1.086.9 1.045.4 5.430.7 To the previous month in % +4.0 -10.7 - To the previous year in % +2.1 -6.1 +4.2 -------------------------- ------- ------- -------- NATURAL GAS gross issue (m. cubic meters) 2.973.8 2.851.3 14.450.5 To the previous month in % +4.3 -7.3 - To the previous year in % +18.0 +12.7 +16.1 -------------------------- ------- ------- -------- PETROL (th. tons) 242.9 226.7 1.151.3 To the previous month in % +7.1 -4.0 - To the previous year in % +3.4 -12.8 -1.1 -------------------------- ------- ------- -------- GAS-OIL (th. tons) 437.8 394.8 1.923.7 To the previous month in % +10.9 -0.8 - To the previous year in % +9.3 +1.8 +5.0 -------------------------- ------- ------- -------- MAZUT (th. tons) 254.3 255.2 1.311.4 To the previous month in % -3.9 +49.5 - To the previous year in % +12.3 -38.8 +32.6 ------------------------------------------------------ [2008-06-16]