/Almaty bureau REUTERS, Mar 01,02/ - Oil production in Kazakhstan in January 2002 increased by 17.2 percent in comparison with January 2001 up to 3.334 million tons, informed the Statistics Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Oil, gas and oil products production in Kazakhstan:

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Production of oil and           January  December  January
oil products                       2002      2001     2001
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OIL (m tons)                      3.334     3.209    2.845
to previous month, %               +3.9      +3.9     -2.4
to previous year, %               +17.2      +9.6    +20.6
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GAS CONDENSATE (thousand tons)    393.2     475.9    458.6
to previous month, %              -17.4     +15.0     -6.2
to previous year, %               -14.3      -2.9    +16.9
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Gross NATURAL GAS production
(m cubic meters)                1,066.4   1,101.1  1,108.6
to previous month, %               -3.2      +3.0     -4.2
to previous year, %                -3.8      -4.0    +17.4
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GASOLINE (thousand tons)          122.3     127.0    118.0
to previous month, %               -3.7     +58.8     +9.0
to previous year, %                +3.6     +16.5    +50.3
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FUEL OIL (thousand tons)          182.9     188.7    154.4
to previous month, %               -3.1      -3.4     -3.8
to previous year, %               +18.5     +16.8    +10.0
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GAS-OIL (thousand tons)           217.4     233.2    220.3
to previous month, %               -6.8     +76.7    +46.0
to previous year, %                -1.3      -9.2     +6.3
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