/REUTERS, Almaty, July 15, 03/ - Production of oil with gas condensate in Kazakhstan in the first half-year of 2003 grew by 12.1% in comparison with similar period of 2002, and equaled to 25.017 m tons, informed the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan.

In January-June of 2002 production of oil and gas condensate was equal to 22.317 m. tons, statistics agency informs.

Production of oil, gas and oil products in Kazakhstan:

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Production of oil and                           June    May  Jan-June
oil products                                    2003   2003      2003
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OIL (m tons)                                   3.753  3.815  22,062.0
to previous month, %                            -1.6   +4.9         -
to previous year, %                            +11.9  +15.4     +11.3
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GAS CONDENSATE (thousand tons)                 440.5  479.5   2,954.7
to previous month, %                            -8.1   -4.6         -
to previous year, %                             -1.6  +14.1     +18.6
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Gross NATURAL GAS production (m cubic meters)  526.1  549.6   3,323.5
to previous month, %                            -4.3   -2.1         -
to previous year, %                             -0.7   +8.8     +10.6
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GASOLINE (thousand tons)                       136.0  185.7     929.4
to previous month, %                           -26.8   -7.8         -
to previous year, %                            +22.0   +7.7     +10.6
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FUEL OIL (thousand tons)                       193.6  283.3   1,420.5
to previous month, %                           -31.7   +3.1         -
to previous year, %                             -3.2  +80.6     +29.3
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MAZUT (thousand tons)                          215.9  341.6   1,621.0
to previous month, %                           -36.8   +7.6         -
to previous year, %                            -13.4  +83.8     +21.9
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[2003-07-15]