Oil production in Kazakhstan has increased in January - February of 2000 by 14.8%

/REUTERS Almaty office, March 23, 00/ - According to the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan, oil extraction in Kazakhstan increased January - February of 2000 by 14.8% in comparison with the similar period of 1999 and has made 4.587 mln tons. Products of oil and petroleum February January January-February 2000 2000 2000 ----------------------------- -------- ------- ---------------- Crude oil (million tons) 2.259 2.328 4.587 To the previous month, % -3.0 +1.2 - To the previous year, % +19.4 +10.7 +14.8 ----------------------------- -------- ------- ---------------- Gas condensate (th. tons) 396.5 392.4 788.9 To the previous month, % +1.0 -2.0 - To the previous year, % +40.1 +132.6 +74.7 ----------------------------- -------- ------- ---------------- Gas total extraction (billion cub. m) 0.972 0.937 1.909 To the previous month, % +3.7 +0.9 - To the previous year, % +24.9 +38.4 +31.2 ----------------------------- -------- ------- ---------------- Gasoline (thousand tons) 109.7 78.5 188.2 To the previous month, % +39.7 -33.2 - To the previous year, % +25.1 -20.0 +1.3 ----------------------------- -------- ------- ---------------- Boiler oil (thousand tons) 218.9 207.3 426.2 To the previous month, % +5.6 -6.6 - To the previous year, % +67.5 +47.1 +56.9 ----------------------------- -------- ------- ---------------- Gas-oils (thousand tons) 130.3 140.3 270.6 To the previous month, % -7.1 -12.9 - To the previous year, % -8.6 +32.5 +8.9 ----------------------------- -------- ------- ---------------- As the head of the Agency's industrial department has informed, the previous month date has been corrected.