BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 28. Petroleum coke production at SOCAR Türkiye's STAR Refinery rose 2 percent year-on-year in June 2023, Trend reports.
Türkiye's Energy Markets Regulatory Authority (EPDK) estimates that the refinery produced 67,775 tons of petroleum coke in June this year, compared to 65,886 tons year-on-year.
SOCAR Türkiye plans to refine more than 12 million tons of crude oil at the STAR Refinery in 2023. Crude oil from the Black Sea region, Africa, and other countries is used in the petrochemical production process.
The STAR refinery was put into operation in October 2018. It is capable of processing 214,000 barrels of crude oil per day.