Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 22
By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
Azerbaijan produced 395,900 tons of oil products in January 2018 compared to 441,800 tons in January 2017, Azerbaijan’s State Statistics Committee said in a report Feb. 22.
SOCAR, which is the sole producer of oil products in Azerbaijan, is currently modernizing its processing facilities as the fuel consumption has increased in the country.
Azerbaijan produced 109,100 tons of gasoline in January 2018, which is 0.5 percent more than in January 2017.
Azerbaijan produced 4.65 million tons of oil products in 2017 compared to 5.17 million tons in 2016.
Azerbaijan’s output of oil products:
|
Oil product |
In Jan. 2018 (in 1,000 tons) |
|
Gasoline |
109.1 |
|
Naphtha |
18.1 |
|
Kerosene |
48.5 |
|
Diesel fuel |
167.8 |
|
Fuel oil |
4.1 |
|
Lubricants |
1.7 |
|
Oil bitumen |
25.5 |
|
Oil coke |
21.1 |
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