Azerbaijan, Baku, July 2 / Trend E.Ismayilov /
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) exported about 549,500 thousand tons of oil products from its own refineries in January-June 2012 compared to about 708,400 tons in January-June 2011, SOCAR said on Monday.
SOCAR exported about 1.45 million tons of oil products in 2011 compared to more than 1.8 million tons in 2010.
Petroleum products in Azerbaijan are made on the basis of two Baku refineries with total capacity of 20 million tons a year. Both refineries are part of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, which annually processes approximately seven million tons of oil from onshore and offshore fields at their own expense.
Summary table of exports of petroleum products:
Oil product |
January - June 2012 in tons |
January - June 2011 in tons |
Diesel fuel |
456 624 |
616 001 |
Motor gasoline |
40 779 |
47 468 |
Aviation kerosene |
52 072 |
39 943 |
Furnace oil |
0 |
4 973 |