Gazprom's Oct gas output rises 21 pct from Sept

MOSCOW Nov 2 (Reuters) - Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom's (GAZP.MM) October gas production rose almost 21 percent from the previous month due to a recovery in demand, Energy Ministry data released on Monday showed.

Russia's oil production stood at a record-high level, above 10 million barrels per day, while the country's October gas output rose by 15.8 percent to 1.76 bcm from 1.52 bcm in the previous month.

Gazprom's October gas output was 1.45 billion cubic metres per day, 20.8 percent up from 1.20 bcm per day in September 2009 but 1.4 percent down from 1.47 bcm in October 2008.

Russian October oil output inched up to 10.04 million barrels per day from 10.01 million bpd in September. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Toni Vorobyova)