Baku, Azerbaijan, July 15
By Emil Ismayilov - Trend:
Azerbaijan produced 570,300 tonnes of motor gasoline in January-June 2014, which is 18.7 percent less than in the same period of 2013, the country's State Statistical Committee said in its report.
Currently, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) carries out work on modernization of the processing facilities, as the demand for fuel has increased in the country.
Azerbaijan produced over 2.2 million tonnes of the main types of oil products in January -June, versus nearly 2.6 million tonnes in the same period of 2013.
The country produced about 1.41 million tonnes of motor gasoline in 2013, versus nearly 1.3 million tonnes in 2012.
Totally, 5.09 million tonnes of main types of oil products were produced in Azerbaijan in 2013.
Summary table of oil production in Azerbaijan:
Production of oil products |
January-June, 2014 |
Compared to January-June, 2013 (%) |
Motor gasoline |
570,3 |
881,3 |
Naphtha |
77,3 |
102,5 |
Kerosene |
317,8 |
88,7 |
Diesel fuel |
1 102,1 |
87,1 |
Lubricating oil |
21,1 |
93,8 |
Oil bitumen |
123,1 |
79,7 |
Edited by CN