BAKU, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Azeri state energy company SOCARreduced oil production to 712,300 tonnes in January from 715,880tonnes a year ago, a source at the firm said on Wednesday.
The source, who did not want to be named as he was notauthorised to talk to the press, said natural gas outputdeclined to 570,200 million cubic metres (mcm) in January thisyear from 598,000 mcm in January 2014.
He did not give a reason for decline.
SOCAR increased oil production to 8.4 million tonnes in 2014from 8.3 million in 2013, and its natural gas output rose to 7.2billion cubic metres (bcm) from 7.1 bcm. (Reporting by Nailia Bagirova; Writing by Margarita Antidze;Editing by David Evans)