TABLE: Oil, gas and oil products output in Kazakhstan in January-February 2006

/REUTERS, Almaty, March 16, 06/ - Oil and condensate output in Kazakhstan in January-February of 2006 fell by 3.6% in comparison with similar period of 2005 to 9.710 m. tones, Statistics agency informed. In January-February of 2005 oil and condensate output totaled 10.070 m. tones. OIL, GAS AND OIL PRODUCTS OUTPUT IN KAZAKHSTAN: ---------------------------------------------------------------- February January January-February 2006 2006 2005 -------------------------- -------- -------- ---------------- OIL (m. tones) 3.797 *4.346 8.143 to previous month, % -12.6 -5.2 - to previous year, % -6.1 +1.3 -2.3 -------------------------- -------- -------- ---------------- GAS CONDENSATE (th. tones) 841.7 724.7 1.566.4 to previous month, % +16.1 -16.8 - to previous year, % +1.0 -19.7 -9.8 -------------------------- -------- -------- ---------------- Gross NATURAL GAS output (m. cubic meters) 1.118.7 *1.008.8 *2.127.5 to previous month, % +10.9 -12.3 - to previous year, % -5.3 -16.6 -12.1 -------------------------- -------- -------- ---------------- GASOLINE (th. tones) 167.0 173.1 340.1 to previous month, % -3.5 -18.2 - to previous year, % +25.0 +3.7 +13.1 -------------------------- -------- -------- ---------------- FUEL OIL (th. tones) 306.6 283.3 589.9 to previous month, % +8.2 -0.9 - to previous year, % +32.6 +28.3 +30.5 -------------------------- -------- -------- ---------------- MAZUT (th. tones) 258.2 273.8 532.0 to previous month, % -5.7 +19.0 - to previous year, % -16.3 +41.6 +6.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- [2006-03-16]