Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 6 / Trend /
In 2009, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) exported roughly 2 million tons of oil products from its own ORPs compared to 2.6 million tons in 2008. This figure was around 116,300 tons in December.
Oil products are manufactured at two oil refining plants in Baku with a total capacity of 20 million tons of oil per year. Both plants are owned by SOCAR, which manufactures roughly 7 million tons of oil per day from offshore and onshore fields.
Oil product |
2008(thousand tons) |
2009(thousand tons) |
Petrol |
1407 |
1435 |
Diesel fuel |
384.75 |
227.2 |
Aviation kerosene |
206.46 |
271.73 |
Furnace black oil |
582.5 |
34.5 |