Kazakhstan oil export rose by 16% in the first quarter of 2002

/REUTERS, Almaty, May 15, 02/ - REUTERS informs, with the reference to the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan, that oil and gas condensate exports grew by 16.0% in the first quarter of 2002 compared to 2000, at 9.103m tons, including 2.026m tons to CIS countries. Total value of the oil and gas condensate export decreased by 19 % during three months, at $868.3m. For the whole year 2001 Kazakhstan extracted 39.7m tons of oil and gas condensate. As the Statistics agency informs, total Kazakhstan exports decreased by 6% during three months of 2002 against previous period and reached $1,986.4m. Trade balance surplus equaled $566.6m. Table below shows main items of Kazakhstan exports in kind and in monetary terms against similar period of last year. --------------------------------------------------------- January- January- March 2002/01 March 2002/01 --------------- ------------- (th. tons) (%) ($ m) (%) ------------------------- ---------- --- -------- --- Grain and cereals 1,203.3 +60 119.2 +49 Iron ore 2,123.0 +51 25.4 +68 Coal 8,426.0 +24 58.9 +3 Oil and gas-condensate 9,103.1 +16 868.3 -19 Oil products 110.8 -74 15.7 -58 Balsam wool 40.8 +58 29.1 +6 Ferroalloys 232.0 +22 81.9 +10 Refined copper and alloys 96.6 +3 138.4 -12 Raw zinc 66.2 +20 40.1 -6 Raw aluminum 7.8 -38 5.0 -51 Lead 34.5 +6 15.1 +16 --------------------------------------------------------- Main clients of Kazakhstan during this period of current year were Russia - (17.8%), Bermuda islands (20.8%) and China (11.1%). [2002-05-15]