Oil production in Russia up 1.1% in 7M
MOSCOW. Aug 16 (Interfax) - There was 299 million tonnes of oil and gas condensate produced in Russia in the period January-July this year, a 1.1% year-on-year increase, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported.
Natural gas output, including associated gas, was down 3.6% for the period at 382 billion cubic meters (bcm).
Primary oil refining in Russia amounted to 155 million tonnes in January-July, 4.0% more year-on-year.
Rosstat data indicate that output of automotive gasoline varieties in the country weighed in at 21.7 million tonnes, a 3.1% year-on-year increase. But diesel fuel output was down 3.9% at 40.0 million tonnes. Russian oil refineries produced 43.1 million tonnes of fuel oil, up 1.9%.
Main types of oil and gas industry product output:
| Jan-July 2012 | July 2012 as % of July 2011 | July 2012 as % of June 2012 | Jan-July 2012 as % of Jan-July 2011 | |
| Oil produced, including gas condensate, mln tonnes | 299 | 99.9 | 103.2 | 101.1 |
| Natural and associated gas, bcm | 382 | 92.1 | 97.8 | 96.4 |
| Liquefied natural and re-gasified gas, mln tonnes | 6.4 | 137.1 | 125.4 | 104.0 |
| Oil received for refining, mln tonnes | 155 | 104.5 | 102.5 | 104.0 |
| Straight-run gasoline, mln tonnes | 7.5 | 103.6 | 98.8 | 96.5 |
| Automotive gas, mln tonnes | 21.7 | 98.0 | 100.7 | 103.1 |
| Diesel fuel, mln tonnes | 40.0 | 97.6 | 102.3 | 96.1 |
| Fuel oil, mln tonnes | 43.1 | 96.7 | 103.1 | 101.9 |
| Lubricating oils, mln tonnes | 1.5 | 102.4 | 102.1 | 94.0 |
| Liquid propane butane, 1,000 tonnes | 6.7 | 106.1 | 94.6 | 107.4 |
Source: Rosstat.
