Oil production in Russia up 0.8% in Jan-Nov - Rosstat
MOSCOW. Dec 15 (Interfax) - There was 466 million tonnes of oil and gas condensate produced in Russia in January-November, a 0.8% year-on-year increase, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported.
The production of natural gas, including associated gas, in Russia increased 3.3% year-on-year to 606 billion cubic meters (bcm) during those eleven months.
Primary oil refining in the country amounted to 236 million tonnes, up 3.5%.
Rosstat figures indicate that output of automobile gasoline was up 2.0% year-on-year at 33.5 million tonnes and that of diesel fuel 1.0% at 64.4 million tonnes. Russian refineries turned out 66.3 million tonnes of fuel oil (up 5.0%) and 2.5 million tonnes of lubricating oils (up 0.3%).
Output of key oil and gas industry products:
| January-November 2011 | November 2011 as % of November 2010 | November 2011 as % of October 2011 | January-November 2011 as % of January-November 2010 | |
| Oil extracted, including gas condensate, mln tonnes | 466 | 101.2 | 97.5 | 100.8 |
| Natural and associated gas, bcm | 606 | 100.6 | 106.8 | 103.3 |
| Combustible liquefied natural gas and regasified gas, mln tonnes | 9.6 | 109.5 | 102.1 | 105.7 |
| Oil received for refining, mln tonnes | 236 | 103.5 | 98.5 | 103.5 |
| Straight-run gasoline, mln tonnes | 11.4 | 111.3 | 96.5 | 105.6 |
| Automotive gasoline, mln tonnes | 33.5 | 100.7 | 99.2 | 102.0 |
| Diesel fuel, mln tonnes | 64.4 | 97.6 | 101.6 | 101.0 |
| Fuel oil, mln tonnes | 66.3 | 104.0 | 105.9 | 105.0 |
| Ship fuel oil, 1,000 tonnes | 176 | 93.7 | 146.8 | 96.7 |
| Lubricating oils, mln tonnes | 2.5 | 80.3 | 89.7 | 100.3 |
| Propane and butane, liquefied, mln tonnes | 5.2 | 106.2 | 40.7 | 113.4 |
| Petroleum and shale bitumens, mln tonnes | 236 | 103.5 | 98.5 | 103.5 |
Source: Rosstat.
