Oil exports from Kazakhstan in January-May of 2000 - 11.4 mln tons

/IRBIS, July 19, 00/ - REUTERS informs, with the reference to statistics agency, that oil and gas condensate exports from Kazakhstan in January- May of the year 2000 equaled 11.4 mln tons, 27% increase compared to similar period of last year. In terms of value, oil and gas condensate exports grew 3 times in five months of this year, at $1.56 bln, is said. Kazakhstan is said to extract about 27-30 mln tons of oil and two thirds of this volume is exported. The Kazakhstani oil exporters have 14.0 mln ton quota on transit through the Russian pipelines this year, whereas it was 7.0 mln tons last year. Mineral resources are said to account for 51% of exports. The agency informs that the country's exports from January-May doubled compared to similar period of last year, at $3,495 bln. Trade balance is positive at $1.71 bln. Following table contains volume figures on main export items of Kazakhstan and their comparison with figures for comparable period of the last year: January-May 2000/1999 January-May 2000/1999 (th. tons) (%) (th. tons) (%) ---------------------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- Wheat 2,515.7 +500.3 213.8 +500.4 Iron ore 2,887.2 +600.5 27.7 +300.7 Oil and gas condensate 11,399.2 +27.0 1,559.8 +300.0 Oil products 371.5 +90.0 41.3 +400.6 Ferroalloys 404.4 +40.0 128.4 +39.0 Refined copper 167.0 +28.0 277.3 +57.0 Unprocessed zinc 101.7 +27.0 89.2 +48.0 Coal 9,290.5 +76.0 68.5 +10.0 ---------------------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- Statistics agency says that the proportion of the products of metallurgy industry shrank by 8%, while that of chemical industry - by 3%. It is also said that the proportion of mineral resources, including oil and gas condensate increased by 12.0%, as well as a slight increase was noticed in food items and machinery.