Production of oil, gas and oil products in Kazakhstan

/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: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Production of oil and July June Jan-July oil products 2003 2003 2003 --------------------------------------------- ----- ----- -------- 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 --------------------------------------------- ----- ----- -------- 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 --------------------------------------------- ----- ----- -------- 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 --------------------------------------------- ----- ----- -------- 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 --------------------------------------------- ----- ----- -------- 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 --------------------------------------------- ----- ----- -------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- [2003-08-18]