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 |