SOCAR ups aviation kerosene exports

4 October 2012, 09:48 (GMT+05:00)

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Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.3/ Trend E.Ismayilov /

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) exported 842,560 tons of oil products from its own refineries in January-September 2012 compared to about 1.1 million tons in January-September 2011, SOCAR said on Tuesday.

SOCAR exported about 1.45 million tons of oil products in 2011 compared to more than 1.8 million tons in 2010.

Petroleum products in Azerbaijan are made on the basis of two Baku refineries with total capacity of 20 million tons a year. Both refineries are part of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, which annually processes approximately seven million tons of oil from onshore and offshore fields at their own expense.

Summary table of exports of petroleum products:

Oil product	January-September 2012	January-September 2011
Diesel fuel	696 180	956 889
Motor gasoline	58 157	72 868
Aviation kerosene	85 796	53 936
Furnace oil	2 423	5 332