BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 23. The amount of crude oil production in Kyrgyzstan slightly increased from January through July 2023, Trend reports.
According to data from the Kyrgyzstani State Statistical Committee, 170,500 tons of crude oil were produced in the nation during the period, which is 4.9 percent more than in the same months the year prior (162,500 tons).
But in July 2023, crude oil production fell from 23,600 barrels in the previous year to 22,900, a 3 percent year-over-year fall.
Between January and July 2023, industrial production in Kyrgyzstan was close to 246 billion soms ($2.7 billion), a decline of 1.8% from the corresponding period in 2022.
In comparison to the 275,700 tons produced in 2021, the amount of crude oil produced by Kyrgyzstan in 2022 increased by 7% to 295,100 tons.
The majority of the oil, namely 283,300 tons, was produced in the Jalal-Abad region, located in the southwest of the country. In the Batken region, the second-largest oil-producing region, crude oil production amounted to 11,800 tons.
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