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Italy welcomes SOCAR’s plans to build refinery on its territory

6 December 2012 17:40 (UTC+04:00)
Italy welcomes SOCAR’s plans to build refinery on its territory

Italy welcomes SOCAR's plans to build a refinery on its territory, Italian ambassador to Azerbaijan Mario Baldi told media on Thursday, Trend news agency reported.

"I know that SOCAR shows great interest," he said. "Italy supports such projects."
At present, SOCAR is an active member of the energy markets of Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine and Switzerland.

SOCAR is the only producer of oil products in the country and also owns petrol stations in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine. Last year SOCAR purchased a network of gas filling stations in Switzerland. The company is co-owner of the largest Turkish petrochemical complex Petkim. It carries out oil trade in various regions of the world through SOCAR Trading.

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