BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. STAR refinery, operated by Azerbaijan’s SOCAR in Türkiye, produced 556,181 tons of diesel fuel in July 2025, up from 376,332 tons in July 2024, Trend reports via Türkiye’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
This marks a 47.8% increase year-on-year.
The refinery imported 955,975 tonnes of crude oil in July 2025, up 39.3% from 686,462 tonnes during the same period in 2024.
Output also included 165,654 tonnes of aviation fuel, 26,617 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), 134,892 tonnes of naphtha, 54,667 tonnes of petroleum coke, 22,037 tonnes of high-sulfur diesel, and other petroleum products.
STAR, which began operations on Oct. 19, 2018, integrates refining with petrochemical production and is considered the largest investment project in Türkiye’s real economy sector.
As of the end of 2024, the refinery’s annual crude processing capacity reached 13 million tonnes. STAR produces a range of petroleum products, including diesel, naphtha, and aviation fuel, with its annual naphtha output almost fully meeting the feedstock needs of the Petkim petrochemical complex.
