In Kazakhstan oil production rose 10.7% in January 2000

/IRBIS, Feb.25, 00/ - REUTERS informs, with the reference to Statistics agency of Kazakhstan, that in Kazakhstan oil production rose 10.7% in January 2000, at 2,328 mln tons relative to similar period of last year. Statistics agency has also provided with the data on production of natural gas and some other petroleum products. Production of natural gas and January December January petroleum products 2000 1999 1999 ---------------------------------- ------- --------- -------- Crude oil (mln tons) 2,328 2,301 2,094 to previous month, % +1.2 -2.1 -4.1 to previous year, % +10.7 +5.4 +2.5 Gross natural gas production (bln cubic meters) 0,937 0,928 0,658 to previous month, % +0.9 -1.9 -9.0 to previous year, % +38.4 +24.6 -17.6 Gasoline (th. tons) 78.5 117.6 113.1 to previous month, % -33.2 +39.3 -37.2 to previous year, % -20.0 -13.6 +17.0 Fuel oil (th. tons) 207.3 221.9 163.1 to previous month, % -6.6 +24.1 -40.6 to previous year, % +47.1 -35.1 -36.7 ---------------------------------- ------- --------- -------- It is said the data on previous month given in absolute terms are corrected.