Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 25
By Taleh Mursagulov - Trend:
Azerbaijan produced 4.76 million tons of oil products in 2018 as compared to 4.65 million tons in 2017, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijan’s State Statistics Committee.
SOCAR, which is the sole producer of oil products in Azerbaijan, is currently modernizing its processing facilities as the fuel consumption has increased in the country.
In total, the production of oil products in 2018 amounted to 3.1 million manats (almost 2.73 million manats in 2017).
Azerbaijan produced 4.65 million tons of oil products in 2017 as compared to 5.17 million tons in 2016.
Azerbaijan’s output of oil products
|
Oil products |
2018 (1,000 tons) |
2017 (1,000 tons) |
Difference (percent) |
|
Gasoline |
1,185.6 |
1,215.1 |
97.6 |
|
Naphtha |
204.6 |
188.3 |
108.7 |
|
Kerosene |
617 |
587.9 |
104.9 |
|
Diesel fuel |
1,956.3 |
1,895.7 |
103.2 |
|
Fuel oil |
106.5 |
266.3 |
40 |
|
Lubricants |
154.7 |
34.9 |
4.4 times increase |
|
Oil bitumen |
289.5 |
237.2 |
122 |
|
Oil coke |
244 |
226.7 |
107.6 |
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