Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.4 /. Trend, E.Ismayilov /
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) produced about 583,000 tons of oil compared to the planned 579,000 tons on its fields in January, SOCAR's Azneft Production Unit official website reported.
Last year, SOCAR produced 7.146.5 million tons of oil on its fields, 7.115.1 million tons of which were sent for export and refining at the Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery and Azerneftyag.
According to the report, in January, approximately 581,400 tons of oil was sent for export and refining.
Also in January SOCAR produced about 572.1 million cubic meters of gas or 0.6 percent more than the projected volume. Over 512.5 million cubic meters of gas were sent for processing and to "Azerigaz" Production Unit (gas transportation and sale in Azerbaijan).
SOCAR includes the Azneft production association (the companies producing oil and gas on and offshore), the Azerkimya industrial association (chemical enterprises) and Azerigaz industrial association (gas distribution).
SOCAR is the only producer of oil products in the country (it has two refineries on its balance sheet) and also owns petrol stations in Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Ukraine. SOCAR is co-owner of the largest Turkish petrochemical complex Petkim. The company carries out oil trade in various regions of the world through SOCAR Trading.
