Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 2 / Trend E.Ismayilov /
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) exported about 665,410 tons of oil products from its own refineries in January-July 2012 compared to about 811,400 tons in January-July 2011, SOCAR said on Thursday.
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 - July 2012 in tons |
January - July 2011 in tons |
|
Diesel fuel |
551 500 |
697 816 |
|
Motor gasoline |
43 108 |
64 714 |
|
Aviation kerosene |
70 798 |
43 896 |
|
Furnace oil |
0 |
4 973 |