Uzbekistan decreased production of petroleum by 6.6% year-on-year in January-December 2011 to 1.308 million tonnes, the State Statistics Committee of the country said.

The committee said that Uzbekistan cut mining of oil and gas condensate by 7.7% year-on-year in 2011 to 3.6 million tonnes. In 2011, the country produced 260,300 tonnes of lubricant oils, which grew by 3.3% year-on-year, the statistic body said.

Production of liquefied gas fell by 1.3% year-on-year to 258,500 tonnes in January-December 2011. (Source: UzDaily.com)