BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 20. Turkmenistan’s Seydi Oil Refinery (SOR) processed 162,800 tons of crude oil from January through April 2022, Trend reports citing the Business Turkmenistan news agency.
The refinery manufactured 155,900 tons of finished products from processed raw materials.
Its main volume - more than 83,500 tons accounted for gasoline, which is 7,100 tons higher than the same period last year.
Also during the reporting period, the refinery manufactured about 43,500 tons of diesel fuel. The production of road bitumen and vacuum gas oil has also reached a high level.
Experts attribute the successes achieved at the plant to the modernization and commissioning of new production facilities.
Turkmenistan ranks among the world's leading countries in terms of oil and gas reserves. Its gas reserves have increased by 126 billion cubic meters as a result of the industrial development of recently discovered gas fields.
At the same time, the country pays great attention to the creation of oil and gas processing plants, as well as the export of energy resources to world markets.
