Azerbaijan, Baku, May 16 / Trend /
The Baku-based oil refineries, part of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) - the Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery Plant (formerly Azerneftyanacag), and Azerneftyag produced about 1.7 million tons of oil products. Production of oil products increased by 10.2 percent compared to the same period of last year.
According to the State Statistics Committee, production of petrol grew by 0.5 percent compared to the first three months in 2008 and oil bitumen by 32.6 percent. Production of other types of oil products dropped in this period.
The production of oil products in Azerbaijan in January-April 2009 is as follows:
|
Ths tons |
January to April 2009 |
January to April 2008, in % |
|
Petrol |
374,5 |
372,8 |
|
Kerosene |
218 |
252 |
|
Fuel oil |
167,3 |
524 |
|
Diesel fuel |
751,8 |
768,8 |
|
Oil bitumen |
62,3 |
47 |
|
Lubricants |
7,9 |
13,6 |
|
Naphta |
81,5 |
96,6 |