Uzbekistan decreases oil, gas-condensate extraction in Jan-Sep

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan has decreased oil and gas-condensate extraction in January-September 2009 to 3.507 million tonnes.

The State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said gas-condensate output reduced by 0.8% year-on-year to 1.73 million tonnes and oil production by 8.9% to 1.777 million tonnes.

Petrol production increased by 10.8% year-on-year to 1.199 million tonnes, kerosene grew by 13.6% to 300,100 tonnes Uzbekistan increased diesel fuel production by 4.6% to 991,700 tonnes, fuel oil by 2% to 398,400 tonnes, hydrocarbonic liquefied gas by 3.7% to 188,000 tonnes. Oil bitumen output reduced 7.3% to 174,500 tonnes.