BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 17. Azerbaijan has reduced car fuel production from January through September 2022 by 0.9 percent as compared to the same period in 2021, Trend reports with reference to the country’s Statistical Committee.
The country produced 906,700 tons of car fuel, while the output of gasoline for petrochemical industry dropped by 32.7 percent year-on-year and stood at 209,400 tons.
The table below shows the volume of output of oil products in Azerbaijan from January through September 2022:
Oil products |
Production (tons) |
Increase/decrease (%) |
Car fuel |
906,700 |
-0.9 |
Gasoline for petrochemical industry |
209,400 |
-32.7 |
Kerosene |
409,500 |
8.5 |
Diesel |
1,445 |
-23.3 |
Fuel oil |
6,400 |
2.1 times |
Lubricants |
28,400 |
-26.5 |
Oil bitumen |
285,700 |
3.7 |
Petroleum coke |
138,200 |
-30.3 |
The price of oil produced in the country amounted to 2.88 billion manat ($1.69 billion) from January through September 2022, which is 9.1 percent less than in the same period the previous year.