Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, May 23 -- Uzbekistan's state-run Uzneftegaz has reduced production of oil, including gas condensate, by 16.7% to 1.948 million tonnes and natural gas by 1.2% to 20.219 billion cu m in the first quarter of 2005 compared with the same period of 2004.
For all of last year, Uzneftegaz reduced production of oil and condensate by 7.8% to 6.85 million tonnes from the 2003 level. But it increased natural gas output by 4.1% to 59.864 billion cu m.