KIEV, Jan. 15 - Ukrainian oil refineries processed 12.805 million tons of crude in 2007, 4.3% less than the previous year, the Fuel and Energy Ministry reported.

Production was up 5.7% to 3.607 million tons of gasoline, but down 4.5% to 3.817 million tons of diesel fuel and 7.9% to 3.212 million tons of fuel oil.

Crude shipments to Ukrainian refineries dropped 6% to 12.618 million tons in 2007.