Azerbaijan, Baku, June 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 refined about 2 mllion tons of oil, compared to 2.6 milion tons of the previous year.
According to the State Statistics Committee, production of oil bitumen grew by 28.4 percent in January-May 2009. Production of other oil products dropped.
The production of oil products in Azerbaijan in January-May 2009 is as follows:
Thousand of tons |
January-May 2009 |
January-May 2008 (%) |
Automobile Petrol |
477.3 |
98.2 |
Kerosene |
270.3 |
85.3 |
Fuel Oil |
177.3 |
28.2 |
Diesel Fuel |
937.5 |
96.6 |
Oil Bitumen |
86.3 |
128.4 |
Lubricant |
10 |
45.7 |
Naphtha |
105.1 |
85.6 |