SOCAR commissions catalytic reforming unit at refinery

SOCAR has commissioned installation of a catalytic reforming unit at the Heydar Aliyev refinery after repairs, SOCAR said on Friday.

It is expected to obtain gasoline with higher octane in the result of the work. At present, the installation is operating normally with productivity of 115 cubic meters per day.

SOCAR includes Azneft, which produces oil and gas onshore and offshore), the Azerkimya industrial association, a chemical enterprise, and Azerigaz industrial association, a gas distributor.

SOCAR is the only producer of oil products in the country (it has two refineries on its balance sheet) and also owns petrol stations in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine and Romania. SOCAR possesses a network of petrol stations in Switzerland. SOCAR is co-owner of the largest
Turkish petrochemical complex Petkim.


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