Baku, Azerbaijan, March 17
By Elena Kosolapova – Trend:
Kazakhstan increased production of gasoline (including aviation gasoline) by 26.5 percent in January- February 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016 to 563,700 tons, said the country’s Statistics Committee.
Meanwhile gasoline output in February 2017 hit 261,300 tons (13.6 percent decrease compared to January 2017).
The gasoil (diesel fuel) output has increased by 37.3 percent and stood at 730,100 tons in Kazakhstan in January-February 2017. Diesel fuel production level in February hit 335,700 tons (14.9 percent decrease compared to January).
The production of kerosene, including the jet fuel, increased by 48 percent and totaled 36,400 tons in the country in January- February.
The production of furnace fuel oil has risen by 28 percent and totaled 524,200 tons in January-February 2017.
Currently, modernization work is underway in all three large refineries of Kazakhstan (Atyrau, Shymkent and Pavlodar). It will significantly improve the quality and the environmental friendliness of its products, increase its capacity and ensure the output of high-octane gasoline meeting the K5 standard (analogue of Euro 5 standard in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union). It is planned to complete the modernization of those refineries in 2018.
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