BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec.5
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Some 1.004 million tons of gasoline and diesel fuel were imported to Georgia from January through November of this year, Trend reports via the Union of Oil Importers.
As reported, imports of gasoline and diesel fuel increased by 12,300 tons or 1.2 percent compared to the same period last year (11 months of 2019 - 992,500 tons). Imports of gasoline decreased during this period and diesel fuel increased.
In January-November, imports of gasoline fuel to Georgia amounted to 493,700 tons. Decrease compared to the same period last year is 8,200 tons, or 1.6 percent (11 months of 2019 - 501,900 tons). Import of diesel fuel stood at 511,100 tons, which is 20,500 tons, or 4.2 percent more than last year. (11 months of 2019 - 490,600 tons).
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions that have led to a reduction in fuel consumption in the country, fuel imports have increased in the first 11 months of this year, mainly driven by an increase in diesel imports.
According to the union, the following countries accounted for the largest volume of imports of gasoline and diesel fuel in this period:
• Russia - 308,400 tons.
• Azerbaijan - 194,000 tons.
• Romania - 192,000 tons.
• Bulgaria - 102,900 tons.
• Turkmenistan - 93,200 tons.
• Greece - 40,600 tons.
• Kazakhstan - 39,100 tons.
• Turkey - 14,700 tons.
• Moldova - 10,700 tons.
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