Uzbekistan cuts gas production 16%, oil 3% in H1

TASHKENT. July 29 (Interfax) - Uzbekistan reduced gas production 16.4% to 18.3 billion cubic meters in H1 2026, from 21.9 bcm a year previously, the National Statistics Committee said.

Gas production rose 30% to 2.5 bcm in June, from 3.5 bcm a year earlier.

Gas condensate output fell 19.7% year-on-year to 462,100 tonnes in H1.

Oil production fell 3% to 313,800 tonnes and coal 16.7% to 2.5 million tonnes, while gasoline rose 6% to 614,200 tonnes and diesel 2.1% to 568,000 tonnes.

Natural gas and LPG imports rose 40% year-on-year in H1 2026 to $972 million including $247 million in June, $216 million in May and $168 million in January. Most of the gas was imported from Russia and Turkmenistan.

Overall energy exports by Uzbekistan rose 5.6% year-on-year in H1 to $772.8 million. This included gas - $232.9 million, down 34.4%, oil, oil products and similar materials - $422.2 million, up 50%, electricity - $116.2 million, up 13.4%, and coal, coke and briquettes - $1.5 million, up 38%.

Uzbekistan's imports of electricity, mineral fuels, lubricants and other fuels and lubricants totaled $2.229 billion, down 9.3% increase, including gas - $971.7 million, up 41.4%, of which liquefied gas (propane) - $86.3 million, up 3.6-fold.

Oil and petroleum product imports exceeded $1.11 billion, up 8.1%, including gasoline - $409.5 million, up 80%, and diesel fuel - $228.9 million, down 11.1%. Imports of coal, coke, and briquettes increased rose 3.2% to $92.2 million.

Electricity imports fell 15.6% to $55.1 million.