Azerbaijan's profit from petroleum coke exports up by 32%

Azerbaijan exported 77,926 tons of petroleum coke for $16.6 million in the first seven months of this year, down 2.23 times and up 32.4% respectively, from a year earlier, Report informs, citing the State Customs Committee.

During the reporting period, the share of petroleum coke in the total exports of the country was 0.01%.

In January-July 2022, Azerbaijan conducted trade transactions with foreign countries worth $30.059 billion. Of this, $22.565 billion fell to the share of exports and $7.494 billion to the share of imports.

SOCAR's Heydar Aliyev Refinery, the only oil refining enterprise in the region, provides Azerbaijan with fuel products such as RON-92, diesel and jet fuel, and also supplies SOCAR's petrochemical enterprises in Azerbaijan with raw materials.