In the reporting period, production of petroleum fell by 10.9% to 1.444 million tonnes, kerosene – 12.5% to 372,800 tonnes, the committee said in its report.

The committee underlined that Uzbekistan produce 1.125 million tonnes of diesel fuel (-13.6%) and 61,900 tonnes of engine oil (-1.7%) in 2010.

Production of liquefied gas decreased by 0.8% year-on-year to 245,700 tonnes in 2010. In the reporting period, Uzbekistan produced 60.111 billion cubic meters of natural gas, which 2.1% down year-on-year.