Azerbaijan, Baku, 7 May / Trend / The total volume of oil refining at Azerbaijani oil-refineries made up 2.5mln tons in January to April 2008, while during the same period of 2007 it comprised 2.7mln tons, according to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR).
Some 1.6mln tons was refined at Baku Oil Refining Plant named after Heydar Aliyev, which is 102,000 tons less than the same period of last year, and 853,300 tons at Azneftyag oil-refinery, which is 100,000 tons less compared to the same period of 2007.
Oil processing and production of oil products in Azerbaijan in 2008:
| April 2008 | January -April 2008 | January -April 2007 | Growth rate | ||
| Fact | Fact | % | "+,-" | ||
| Total oil refinery | 551.22 | 2457.7 | 2659.96 | 92.4 | -202.3 |
| Heydar Aliyev OR | 371.24 | 1602.36 | 1704.51 | 94 | -102.15 |
| Azneftyag OR | 179.98 | 855.34 | 955.45 | 89.5 | -100.11 |
| Petrol - total | 127.58 | 465.41 | 388.14 | 119.9 | 77.27 |
| - automobile petrol | 107.96 | 375.92 | 313.54 | 119.9 | 62.38 |
| - naphtha for chemistry | 19.62 | 89.49 | 74.6 | 120 | 14.89 |
| Kerosene KO-20 - total | 8.82 | 27.59 | 7.58 | 3.6d | 20.01 |
| Heydar Aliyev OR | 8.82 | 27.59 | 3.58 | 7.7d | 24.01 |
| Azneftyag OR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
| Diesel fuel - total | 148.82 | 736.62 | 665.88 | 110.6 | 70.74 |
| Heydar Aliyev OR | 148.82 | 736.62 | 386.11 | 190.8 | 350.51 |
| Azneftyag OR | 0 | 0 | 279.77 | 0 | -279.77 |
| Stove fuel oil - total | 91.7 | 530.68 | 934.51 | 56.8 | -403.83 |
| Heydar Aliyev OR | 98.28 | 525.9 | 565.21 | 93 | -39.31 |
| Azneftyag OR | -6.58 | 4.78 | 369.3 | 1.3 | -364.52 |
| lubricating oil | 5.22 | 13.7 | 16.92 | 81 | -3.22 |
| Motor fuel DT - total | 10.19 | 38.64 | 14.98 | 2.6 times | 23.66 |