Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 3 / Trend E.Ismayilov /
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) exported 970,750 tons of oil products from its own refineries in January-October 2012 compared to about 1.23 million tons in January-October 2011, SOCAR said today.
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 16 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 |
Jan.-Oct. 2012 |
Jan.-Oct. 2011 |
|
Diesel fuel |
761 281 |
1 075 609 |
|
Motor gasoline |
58 157 |
78 786 |
|
Aviation kerosene |
117 360 |
69 643 |
|
Furnace oil |
2 843 |
5 571 |
|
Vacuum gas oil |
31 106 |
0 |