/REUTERS, August 18, 03/ - Production of oil with gas condensate in Kazakhstan in January-July of 2003 grew by 10.7% in comparison with similar period of 2002, and equaled to 29.184 m tons, informed the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan.

In January-July of 2002 production of oil and gas condensate was equal to 26.370 m. tons, statistics agency informs.

Production of oil, gas and oil products in Kazakhstan:

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Production of oil and                           July   June  Jan-July
oil products                                    2003   2003      2003
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OIL (m tons)                                   3.670  3.753  25,731.2
to previous month, %                            -2.2   -1.6         -
to previous year, %                             +0.4  +11.9      +9.6
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GAS CONDENSATE (thousand tons)                 498.0  440.5   3,452.7
to previous month, %                           +13.1   -8.1         -
to previous year, %                            +25.3   -1.6     +19.5
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Gross NATURAL GAS production (m cubic meters)  661.9  526.1   3,985.4
to previous month, %                           +25.8   -4.3         -
to previous year, %                            +46.3   -0.7     +15.2
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GASOLINE (thousand tons)                       130.5  136.0    1059.9
to previous month, %                            -4.0  -26.8         -
to previous year, %                             +0.6  +22.0      +9.2
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FUEL OIL (thousand tons)                       197.0  193.6   1,617.5
to previous month, %                            +1.8  -31.7         -
to previous year, %                             +7.5   -3.2     +26.0
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MAZUT (thousand tons)                          213.1  215.9   1,834.1
to previous month, %                            -1.3  -36.8         -
to previous year, %                             -6.3  -13.4     +17.7
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[2003-08-18]