BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 28. In February 2025, the STAR refinery of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR in Türkiye produced 555,059 tons of diesel fuel, Trend reports with reference to Türkiye’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
This figure is 2.5 times lower compared to the same period last year (1.371 million tons).
Additionally, during the reporting period, the refinery produced 11,034 tons of biodiesel-blended diesel fuel, 100,604 tons of jet fuel, 124,239 tons of various petroleum products, 25,579 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), 118,957 tons of naphtha, and almost 69,670 tons of petroleum coke.
The STAR refinery began operations on October 19, 2018. It ensures the integration of oil refining and petrochemicals and represents the largest investment in Türkiye’s real sector.
Since late 2024, the refinery’s oil processing capacity has reached 13 million tons per year. STAR produces various petroleum products, including diesel, naphtha, and aviation fuel, and covered about 18 percent of Türkiye’s demand for refined petroleum products in 2023. Its annual naphtha output almost fully meets the feedstock needs of the Petkim petrochemical complex.
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