Azerbaijan increases oil refining by about 133,000 tons this year

In January-May 2021, the oil refining in Azerbaijan amounted to 2.7 million tons, up 132,800 tons from the previous year, Report informs, citing the Ministry of Energy.

Notably, SOCAR's Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery is the only oil refining complex in the region and provides the bulk of Azerbaijan's fuel needs. The plant produces 15 oil products, including gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel, black oil, petroleum coke, etc.

SOCAR's Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery, founded in 1953, passes the 2nd and 3rd stages of the modernization and reconstruction project.