Azerbaijan, Baku, 7 April / Trend / In January to March 2008 Azerbaijan produced 26,640 tons of bitumen, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan said. The figure is less by 33.4% or 13,360 tons than forecast.
The volume of bitumen production totaled 24,130 tons in January to March 2008. The figure is less by 2,510 tons or 10.4% compared to the same period in 2007.
In 2007 the production of bitumen comprised 183,000 tons.