Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 2 / Trend /
In January-November 2010, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) exported about 1.72 million tons of petroleum products from its own refineries compared to about 1.85 million tons in the same period of 2009.
In November SOCAR exported 118,200 tons of petroleum products.
The country produces oil products at the Two Baku refineries with a total capacity of 20 million tons of oil per year. Both refineries belong to SOCAR, which annually processes approximately 7 million tons of oil from the Azerbaijani offshore and onshore fields.
Last year, the Baku refineries processed 6.03 million tons compared to 7.35 million tons in 2008. This year, SOCAR plans to process more than six million tons of oil.
Summary table of export of oil products:
Oil products |
Jan.-Nov.2010 (thousand tons) |
Jan.-Nov.2009 (thousand tons ) |
Diesel fuel |
1 437 279 |
1 336 629 |
Gasoline |
174 741 |
215 572 |
Aviation kerosene |
104 658 |
265 392 |
Furnace black oil |
944 |
34 497 |