Azerbaijan, Baku, August 10 / Trend /
In January-July, oil refineries in Azerbaijan processed 3.66 million tons compared to 3.5 million tons over the same period last year, SOCAR said.
In July, the largest volume of production fell to diesel fuel - about 1.41 million tons compared to 1.25 million tons in July last year.
Azerbaijan has two refineries with total capacity of 20 million tons per year. SOCAR supplies oil extracted at onshore and offshore fields to refineries at its own expense.
Oil production in Azerbaijan in January-July (in thousand tons):
Oil products |
January-July 2010 |
January-July 2009 |
Petrol - total |
818,87 |
822,79 |
- motor petrol |
707,76 |
687,59 |
- straight run gasoline |
111,1 |
135,2 |
Diesel fuel |
1409,49 |
1253,01 |
Kiln oil |
120,06 |
188 |
petroleum bitumen |
122,52 |
134,62 |
Refinery coke |
257,93 |
37,87 |
Lubricants |
39,15 |
16,01 |
Liquefied gases |
120,11 |
83,8 |
Motor fuel DT |
43,97 |
86,35 |
Total |
3664,09 |
3501 |