Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend S.Aliyev / State Statistics Committee officials reported that in January 2008 approximately 438,600 tons of oil products were sold to the internal market of Azerbaijan. This is a decrease of 1.3% compared to the same period of 2006.
Some 52,800 tons of the total volume of oil products was petrol, which is a decrease of 5.7% from the previous year. The wholesale price of one ton of А-92 gasoline in the internal market (including delivery and VAT) is AZN 670 and А-95 is AZN 736.
According to the State Statistics Committee, in January the Azerbaijani company Azpetrol obtained 28,700 tons of petrol and LUKoil 9,000 tons.
In January 2008 a total of 62,000 tons of diesel fuel was sold to the domestic market, 23.8% more than in 2007. The wholesale price of one ton of diesel fuel is 485 AZN (VAT inclusive).
Azpetrol received 24,700 tons of diesel fuel of the aforementioned amount (LUKoil - 8,400 tons). The Azerbaijani State Caspian Sea Shipping Company purchased 2,000 tons of diesel fuel, as well as almost the whole amount of motor fuel.
Most of all of the mazut oil was sold in the internal market. In January, 205,400 tons of fuel oil was sold, which is 30.3% less than in the same period of 2007. The wholesale price of 1 ton of М-40 fuel oil in Azerbaijan is AZN 100 (including delivery and VAT). Azerenerji JSC received 143,200 tons of fuel oil and the Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery Plant - 58,000 tons for further processing.
A total of 41,200 tons of aviation kerosene was sold, 10.9% less than in 2007. The price of aviation kerosene was AZN 307 per ton (including delivery and VAT).
The sale of petroleum bitumen totaled 4,000 tons, an increase of 27.7% from 2006. The wholesale price of 1 ton of bitumen BN 60/90 (including delivery and VAT) was AZN 160.