BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 12. Gasoline production increased by 19.1 percent and amounted to 1.1 million tons in Azerbaijan for the first nine months of 2023, year-on-year, Trend reports.
The table below shows the production of petroleum products in Azerbaijan from January through September 2023:
|
Petroleum products |
Production volume |
Year-on-year change |
|
Motor gasoline |
1.1 million tons |
19.1 percent |
|
Fuel oil |
5,200 tons |
- 92.4 percent |
|
Kerosene |
440,100 tons |
7.5 percent |
|
Gasoil (diesel fuel) |
1.7 million tons |
20 percent |
|
Lubricating oils |
44,800 tons |
57.7 percent |
|
Petroleum bitumen |
197,900 tons |
- 30.7 percent |
|
Petroleum coke |
176,000 tons |
27.4 percent |
|
Liquefied gas |
179,000 tons |
4.6 percent |
In general, the total cost of production of petroleum products amounted to 3.3 billion manat ($1.9 billion), an increase of 11.5 percent compared to the same period in 2022.
