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Azerbaijan ups oil processing in 2010

Oil&Gas Materials 6 January 2011 15:57 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 6 / Trend / 

In 2010, the Azerbaijani ORP's refined about 6.22 million tons of oil compared to over 6 million in 2009 , SOCAR, which owns two refineries, reported.

In 2010, the largest volume of production fell on diesel fuel - more than 2.4 million tons compared to more than 2.2 million tons in 2009.

Oil products are produced at two Baku refineries with capacity of 20 million tons of oil per year. Two refineries enter SOCAR annually processing 7 million tons of oil extracted onshore and offshore owing to own funds.

Aggregate table reflecting oil processing and oil products production in 2010 (Thousand tons):

Oil products

2010

2009

Petrol - total

1,453,25

1,467,6

Auto petrol

1,248,92

1,235,04

- Straight-run petrol

204,33

232,56

Diesel

2,420,34

2,219,70

Furnace oil

220,63

272,44

Petroleum bitumen

241,46

236,36

Oil coke

396,36

127,18

Lubricants

86,54

44,18

Liquefied

214

173,30

Motor fuel DT

65,83

145,27

Total

6,220,56

6,032,79

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