Kazakhstan ups oil output 2.5%, gas 8.4% in 5 mths

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Kazakhstan ups oil output 2.5%, gas 8.4% in 5 mths

ASTANA. June 14 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan raised oil production 2.5% year-on-year in January-May 2011 to 28.28 million tonnes, the State Statistics Agency said.

Gas condensate production rose 5.5% to 5.354 million tonnes.

Natural gas production increased 8.4% to 16.659 billion cubic meters.

Kazakhstan produced 1.09 million tonnes of gasoline, including aviation gasoline, down 25.5% year-on-year. Fuel oil production grew 7.3% to 1.719 million tonnes, kerosene fell 25.3% to 164,300 tonnes and production of gasoils fell 4.8% to 1.86 million tonnes.