OREANDA-NEWS. February 05, 2010. In December 2009 import totaled 3,687 tons for USD 4.515 million against 2,385 tons for US 3.36 million in November.

The State Customs Committee has informed for 2009 the share of oil products in country’s overall import made only 0.89%.

In 2009, as well as in 2008, Azerbaijan did not import oil gas and other gas hydrocarbons, while their import in 2007 reached 470.118 million cu m for USD 52.086 bn (0.91% of 2007 overall import).

For 2009 export of oil products from Azerbaijan totaled 3.095 million tons for USD 1.48 bn (10.09% of country’s overall export with 27.82% decline versus 2008). In 2008 export of oil products from Azerbaijan totaled 2.847 million tons for USD 2.05 bn, and for December 2009 – 214,094 tons for \\\\\\$119.556 bn.

For 2009 it was exported 2.298 million tons of petroleum products for USD 994.477 million in freely convertible currency in accordance with the contracts versus 2.8 million tons of petroleum products for USD 2.02 bn in 2008.

Last year sales in accord with contracts in national currency totaled 774,136 tons for USD 475.895 million, and registration for export in accord with conventional declarations was passed by 464,482 tons versus 37.505 tons for USD 31.668 million for 2008.

Over 2009 the SOCAR Department of Marketing & Economic Operations exported 2.1 million tons (68.33%) of petroleum products, Department AZAL Oil CJSC of Azerbaijani Airlines AZAL 774,136 tons (25.01%), oil-processing plant Azneftyag 122,576 tons (3.96%), and Ilqar Firm 50,916 tons (1.65%).

In 2008, the SOCAR Department of Marketing & Economic Operations exported 2.47 million tons (86.89%) of petroleum products, QKSSS LLC 98,274 tons (3.45%), Azneftyag 92,333 tons (3.24%), Caspian Petrol-1 69,210 tons (2.43%).

In 2009, foreign trade turnover of Azerbaijan totaled USD 20.818 bn, including import of USD 6.119 bn and export of US 14.698 bn.