Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 21
By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:
Some 1.02 million metric tons of gasoline were produced in Azerbaijan in January-October 2015, or 0.3 percent less than in the same period of 2014, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee's report as of ten months of 2015 says.
Currently, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is modernizing its processing facilities, as the fuel consumption has increased in the country.
Some 4.58 million metric tons of oil products were produced in Azerbaijan in January-October 2015 compared to over 4.6 million metric tons in 2014.
Below is the summary table of oil products' output in Azerbaijan:
|
Oil products |
Jan.-Oct. 2015 (thousand tons) |
Compared to Jan.-Oct. 2014 (%) |
|
Gasoline |
1020,5 |
99,7 |
|
Naphtha |
162,5 |
95 |
|
Kerosene |
573,5 |
97,6 |
|
Diesel fuel |
2362,8 |
99,1 |
|
Fuel oil |
302,9 |
161,3 |
|
Lubricants |
19,5 |
42,8 |
|
Oil bitumen |
142 |
67,7 |
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