OREANDA-NEWS. January 11, 2010. SOCAR informed that 528,430 tons of oil were refined in December versus 476,000 in November, 477,770 tons in October, 547,360 tons in September, 502,230 tons in August, 517,810 tons in July, 496,650 tons in June, 474,220 tons in May, 511,690 tons in April, 475,500 tons in March, 444,380 tons in February, 580,750 tons in January of 2009 and 601,960 in December, 2008.

Over all 2009, refining totaled 6.032 million tons. The target for petroleum products manufacture for 2009 (6.21 million tons) was implemented by 97.1%.

In 2008, oil processing reached 7.347 million tons of oil and the 2009 indicator makes 82.1% of this volume.

In December, 105,680 tons of motor petrol were produced versus 101,850 tons in November, 111,640 tons in October, 110,410 tons in September, 117,860 tons in August, 109,350 tons in July, 100,810 tons in June, 102,770 tons in May, 88,950 in April, 98,070 in March, 80,890 tons in February and 106,750 tons in January of 2009, 22,540 tons of  straight-run gasoline against 19,770 tons, 17,660 tons, 18,020 tons, 19,370 tons, 22,320 tons, 23,160 tons, 19,680 tons, 11,260 tons, 19,560 tons, 19,740 tons and 19,480 tons respectively, 212,440 tons of diesel fuel versus 178,570 tons, 179,110 tons, 203,810 tons, 192,750 tons, 198,870 tons, 19,480 tons, 173,520 tons, 197,660 tons, 155,010 tons, 155,610 tons and 191,510 tons respectively, 12,400 tons of furnace fuel versus 14,070 tons, 13,580 tons, 19,810 tons, 24,580 tons, 13,140 tons, 7,090 tons, 9,800 tons, 35,410 tons, 4,630 tons, 25,880 tons and 92,060 tons respectively).

In 2009, 1.235 million tons of motor petrol, 232,560 tons of straight-run gasoline, 2.219 million tons of diesel fuel, 272,440 tons of furnace fuel were produced.

In December, kerosene was not manufactured, oil bitumen production totaled 11,860 tons. Their production over 2009 reached 6,520 tons and 236,360 tons respectively.