/REUTERS, Almaty, April 15, 05/ - Oil and condensate output in Kazakhstan in January - March of 2005 grew by 13.4% in comparison with similar period of 2004 to 15.757 m. tonnes, Kazakhstan Statistics Agency informed.

In January - March of 2004 oil and condensate output totaled 13.896 m. tonnes, statistics agency informs.

Oil, gas and oil products output in Kazakhstan:

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                                 Mar      Feb  Jan-Mar
                                2005     2005     2005
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OIL (m. tonnes)                4.473    4.014   12.902
to previous month, %           +11.4     -9.1        -
to previous year, %             +8.3     +3.1     +7.0
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GAS CONDENSATE (th. tonnes)  1,042.9    857.5  2,855.7
to previous month, %           +21.6    -10.2        -
to previous year, %            +64.1    +46.6    +55.3
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Gross NATURAL GAS output
(m. cubic meters)            1,472.1  1,266.6  3,975.3
to previous month, %           +16.2     +2.4        -
to previous year, %            +72.2    +59.9    +61.2
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GASOLINE (th. tonnes)          232.5    133.5    532.9
to previous month, %           +74.2    -20.0        -
to previous year, %            +46.0     +1.1    +27.0
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FUEL OIL (th. tonnes)          300.2    203.5    724.3
to previous month, %           +47.5     -7.8        -
to previous year, %            +30.9     -1.6    +15.7
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MAZUT (th. tonnes)             278.2    308.2    779.5
to previous month, %            -9.7    +59.6        -
to previous year, %            +11.0   +107.4    +30.2
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[2005-04-15]