BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 15. Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery in Azerbaijan processed more than 6.240 million tons of crude oil in 2022 with over 6.198 million tons belonging to the state oil company SOCAR, Trend reports via the company.
The refinery produced 1.283 million tons of gasoline, 563,700 tons of jet kerosene, 2.040 million tons of diesel fuel, 244,800 tons of liquid gas, 342,600 tons of petroleum bitumen, 12,500 tons of lubricants, 209,600 tons of coke and other products. The processing depth totaled 96.3 percent as a result of actions taken during the reporting period.
Around 90 percent of overall petroleum derivatives produced within the year was used domestically and the remaining 10 percent was exported abroad.
Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery is presently undergoing a modernization and reconstruction project. The refinery currently boasts an impressive product range, including liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel, industrial fuel oil, household fuel oil, petroleum coke, bitumen, lubricants, as well as liquefied gas fractions, naphtha, and dry gas.
Starting from the second quarter of 2023, the refinery commenced production of Euro-5 standard diesel fuel. Furthermore, the production of Euro-5 standard gasoline is planned to commence from the first quarter of 2024.
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