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Petrol and diesel fuel production considerably increases in Azerbaijan

Oil&Gas Materials 17 December 2008 11:38 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 17 / Trend / From Jan. to Nov., Baku-based oil refineries, part of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) - the Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery Plant (formerly Azerneftyanacag), and Azerneftyag refined about 5.7mln tons of oil. Production of oil products increased by 8.4% as compared to the same period of last year.

According to the State Statistics Committee, production of petrol grew by 12.9%, diesel fuel by 18.1%, bitumen by 17% from to the same period of 2007. Production of kerosene, lubricants, fuel oil and naphtha dropped from Jan. to Nov.

The production of oil products in Azerbaijan in 2008 is as follows:

Oil product Jan. to Nov. 2008 (ths. Tons) Jan. to Aug. 2007, %
Automobile Petrol 1168.9 112.9
Kerosene 707.5 97.6
Fuel Oil 1010.3 49.2
Diesel Fuel 2263.6 118.1
Oil Bitumen 198.3 117
Lubricants 50.9 101.4
Naphtha 275.3 51.6
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