Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend / In January to May l, 59,120 tons of bitumen were produced in Azerbaijan, an increase of 17.8% or 8,920 tons from forecasts, a source at the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) stated
Bitumen production in the same period of last year equaled 41,510 tons, or 17,610 tons less or 42.4% less from indicators of this year.
A total of 161,940 tons of bitumen was produced in 2006. The figure in 2005 equaled 128,340 tons.