The STAR Refinery, an asset of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) in Türkiye, produced 3,426 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in October 2024, Report informs, citing the Turkish Energy Market Regulation Authority (EMRA).
Data shows that STAR Refinery’s LPG output for the reporting month sharply dropped 4.2 times or 10,884 tons compared to the corresponding period in 2023.
Overall, 78,828 tons of LPG were produced by oil refineries in Türkiye in October 2024, which is 16,032 tons, or 16.9%, less than in October 2023.
STAR was inaugurated on October 19, 2018. The plant began operating at full capacity in September 2019. The facility has an annual crude oil processing capacity of 13 million tons.