02.03.26

The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) plans to participate in a project aimed at increasing the productivity of the Bukhara Oil Refinery in Uzbekistan. This was reported by the press service of Uzbekneftegaz.

Chairman of the Board of Uzbekneftegaz, Abdugani Sanginov, held talks with the leadership of SOCAR Trading and SOCAR Downstream Management, companies affiliated with Azerbaijan’s SOCAR. The meeting was attended by N. Aliyev, Global Director of Government Affairs at SOCAR Trading, and G. Mikayilov, Advisor to the CEO of SOCAR Downstream Management. The parties noted that the strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan continues to develop steadily, emphasizing that the high-level political dialogue creates favorable conditions for expanding cooperation in the oil and gas sector.

SOCAR expressed interest in improving the operational efficiency of the Bukhara Oil Refinery by introducing modern operational technologies, digitalizing production processes, and enhancing energy efficiency. As a result of the meeting, the parties agreed to continue practical cooperation and to organize a visit by a SOCAR working group to the refinery to conduct a technical audit. The audit will aim to prepare specific recommendations for further steps. The Bukhara Oil Refinery specializes in processing crude oil and gas condensate. The plant was commissioned on August 22, 1997.

The refinery has a design capacity of processing 2.5 million tons of raw materials per year. It produces A-80, A-91/92, A-95, and A-98 gasoline meeting the Euro-2 standard, Jet A-1 aviation fuel, diesel fuel meeting Euro-4, Euro-5, and Euro-6 standards, as well as fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), solvents, and sulfur.

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