Turkmenistan’s refineries started bitumen export sales in early 2018 and sold 25,200 tons of bitumen from March to June. Turkmenistan began bitumen production in 2015, but did not export the product until early 2018. Today, two refineries can produce bitumen in Turkmenistan: Seidy Refinery has the capacity to produce 37,000 tons of bitumen per year, […]
17.04 2018
Turkmenbashy petcoke price rise by $20/t
Turkmenbashy refinery has increased green petroleum coke – price by $20/ton reaching another price record for at least 5 years. 20 000 tons of green petcoke were sold 12-13 April 2018. Demand for low-sulphur petroleum coke remains strong in Russia, Central Asia and Wester China despite some signs of price decrease in other markets. Turkmenbashy […]
Low-sulphur petcoke supplies will sink this summer in the former Soviet Union region, as major refineries—Turkmenbashi and Baku—will undergo maintenance during July and August. This may lead to a low-sulphur petcoke supply deficit in the third and fourth quarters of 2016, according to DYM Resources. Turkmenbashi Refinery Turkmenbashi refinery informed clients on July 14 that […]
Turkmenistan petcoke sales for 2015 indicate that the country remains a core player in the Central East Asian market. The country supplies low-sulphur petcoke for export. There were no domestic petcoke distributors in Turkmenistan in 2015. Turkmenistan’s only petcoke unit is located at the Turkmenbashi refinery. Its capacity is 200,000 metric tons of green petcoke annually. The refinery […]