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Uzbekistan decreases production of oil and gas condensate in 1H

Uzbekistan decreases production of oil and gas condensate in 1H
Uzbekistan decreases production of oil and gas condensate in 1H
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Uzbekistan decreased production of oil and gas condensate by 19.7% year-on-year to 1.9 million tonnes in January-June 2010.

Production of petroleum fell by 12.4% year-on-year to 692,500 tonnes and kerosene – by 8% year-on-year to 181,900 tonnes.

According to the State Statistics Committee, Uzbekistan produced 588,300 tonnes of diesel fuel (-12%), 185,300 tonnes of fuel oil (-34.2%) and 127,200 tonnes of lubricants (-6.8%).

Production of liquefied gas decreased by 0.9% year-on-year to 125,200 tonnes. In the reporting period, Uzbekistan produced 30.547 billion cubic meteres of natural gas, which is 3.8% less year-on-year.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.