	australian  output falls in first nine months australian  oil and condensate output fell pct to megalitres or about mln barrels in the first nine months of fiscal ending june the department of resources and energy said the decline in production in the nine months to end march reflected mainly a sharp dip early in the fiscal year when low oil prices and high marginal excise rates led to a reduction of output from bass strait department figures in its major energy statistics publication show a megalitre is barrels reuter 
