In H1 2009 the Belarusian oil refining industry turned out Br10.695 trillion worth of commodities, up 19.3% over the same period last year, the National Statistics Committee told. 

In January-June the industry increased the production of automobile gasoline by 5.2% to 1.75 million tonnes, heating oil by 1.7% to 3.16 million tonnes, domestic furnace fuel by 26.3% to 327,000 tonnes. The production of biodiesel fuel increased 5,4 times to 231,100 tonnes. The industry manufactured 3.36 million tonnes of diesel fuel (97.8% as against the same period last year), while the production of the lubricating oil decreased by 26.4% to 66,500 tonnes. 

In H1 produced 850,100 tonnes of oil, or 98.6% as against the same period last year. 

As of 1 July, 2009 the finished goods inventory of the industry amounted to 9% of the average monthly output of automobile gasoline, diesel fuel — 1%, heating oil – 1.9%, lubricating oils — 52.1%. 

In January-May 2009 the profitability of the industry stood at 6.5%. 

In January-May the export of Belarusian petroleum products shrank by 8% over the same period last year to a total of 6.394 million tonnes. The export to non-CIS states amounted to 5.617 million tonnes (89.8% as against the same period last year), export to the CIS states — 776,600 tonnes (111.7%).

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