Natural gas production decreased by almost 10 billion cubic meters

According to the State Statistics Committee, in January-October 2020, the volume of gasoline production in the country increased compared to the same period in 2019.

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It was noted that in the same period of 2019, 839.5 thousand tons of gasoline was produced, and in 2020 – 849.4 thousand tons.

There was a decrease in diesel fuel production. In 2019, 839.2 thousand tons of diesel was produced, in 2020 – 812.2 thousand tons.

At the same time, in January-October 2020, Uzbekistan slightly increased oil production compared to the same period in 2019 (584.4 thousand tons) – to 613.6 thousand tons.

In January-October 2020, natural gas production amounted to 40.4 billion cubic meters, which is 9.6 billion cubic meters (50.1 billion cubic meters) less than in the same period of 2019.

In the first ten months of 2020, the Republic produced more than 1.1 million tons of gas condensate, which is relatively less than in the same period of 2019 (1.7 million tons).