Oil export from Kazakhstan in January-November of 2005 grew by 0.7% to 47.9 m. tons

/REUTERS, Almaty, January 12, 06/ - Oil and gas condensate export in Kazakhstan in January-November of 2005 increased by 0.7% to 47.895 m. tons, Statistics Agency informed. In monetary expression oil and gas condensate export in January-November of 2005 grew by 54.9% to $15.696 bn. In 2005 Kazakhstan increased oil and condensate production to 61.9 m. tons from 59.4 m. a year before. Total volume of Kazakhstan export in January-November of 2005 grew by 40.1% compared to similar period of last year and to $25.2 bn. Trade balance was positive in the amount of $9.38 bn. Following are main positions of Kazakhstan exports in natural and value expression in comparison with similar period of last year: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan-Nov 2005/04 Jan -Nov 2005/04 ----------- ------- -------- ------- (th. tones) (in %) ($ m.) (in %) ------------------------- ----------- ------- -------- ------- Wheat 1,578.8 -34.0 187.6 -48.3 Iron ore 8,798.6 -15.8 587.7 +55.3 Coal 21,993.7 -2.7 408.9 +69.7 Oil and gas condensate 47,894.8 +0.7 15,696.2 +54.9 Oil products 3,324.6 +51.4 865.1 +121.4 Cotton fiber 139.1 +15.3 141.0 -5.1 Ferroalloys 1,067.1 +5.3 890.0 +18.9 Refined copper and alloys 368.6 +1.2 1,273.3 +39.7 Raw aluminium 21.3 -5.3 18.9 -0.5 Raw zinc 269.8 +9.0 282.8 +47.0 Lead 98.0 -14.7 81.6 +9.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Main buyers of Kazakhstan export during this period were Switzerland - 19.7%, Italy - 15.0%, Russia - 10.8%. [2006-01-12]