/REUTERS, Almaty, March 28, 05/ - Oil and condensate output in Kazakhstan in January - February of 2005 grew by 12.2% in comparison with similar period of 2004 to 10.242 m. tonnes, Kazakhstan Statistics Agency informed.

In January - February of 2004 oil and condensate output totaled 9.132 m. tonnes, statistics agency informs.

Oil, gas and oil products output in Kazakhstan:

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                                 Feb      Jan  Jan-Feb
                                2005     2005     2005
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OIL (m. tonnes)                4.014    4.414    8.429
to previous month, %            -9.1     -0.2        -
to previous year, %             +3.1     +9.4     +6.3
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GAS CONDENSATE (th. tonnes)    857.5    955.3  1,812.8
to previous month, %           -10.2     -4.8        -
to previous year, %            +46.6    +54.5    +50.7
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Gross NATURAL GAS output
(m. cubic meters)            1,266.6  1,236.6  2,503.2
to previous month, %            +2.4     -3.6        -
to previous year, %            +59.9    +51.0    +55.4
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GASOLINE (th. tonnes)          133.5    166.9    300.4
to previous month, %           -20.0     -8.6        -
to previous year, %             +1.1    +30.3    +15.4
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FUEL OIL (th. tonnes)          203.5    220.6    424.1
to previous month, %            -7.8     -4.5        -
to previous year, %             -1.6    +16.3     +6.9
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MAZUT (th. tonnes)             308.2    193.1    501.3
to previous month, %           +59.6     -4.5        -
to previous year, %           +107.4     -3.2    +44.0
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[2005-03-28]