SOCAR's STAR Refinery increases crude oil imports by more than 33% 

SOCAR's Turkiye-based STAR Oil Refinery imported 838,922 tons of crude oil in February 2022, up 33.34% or 209,770 tons from the same period of 2021.

Report informs, citing the Energy Market Regulatory Authority ("EMRA"), that this is 26.16% of total crude oil imports to Turkiye.

STAR was opened on October 19, 2018. The foundation of the plant was laid on October 5, 2011. STAR has Turkiye's first Strategic Investment Promotion Certificate. In September 2019, the plant began operating at full capacity.

The plant's annual crude oil refining capacity has increased from 10 to 11 million tons this year. The refinery can process Urals, Azeri Light, and Kirkuk oil types. Its main products are diesel fuel (4.8 million tons), jet fuel, naphtha (1.6 million tons), liquefied petroleum gas, mixed xylene, and petroleum coke.