According to preliminary estimates of Russia's Fuel and Energy Ministry, natural gas production this year will total 605.6 billion cubic meters, down 2 percent from 1993, Interfax said. The report put 1994 gasoline production at 26.8 million tons, down 12 percent from 30.3 million tons last year.
The Economics Ministry has forecast a further decline in Russian oil production, saying it would drop by another 6 percent to under 300 million tons next year.
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