
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR to take over Italian oil refiner Italiana Petroli
Among EU countries, Italy ranks first in purchasing oil from SOCAR.
Among EU countries, Italy ranks first in purchasing oil from SOCAR.
Imports from Azerbaijan’s STAR Refinery were banned in July due to its processing Russian crude.
Azerbaijani, Turkmen, and Uzbek officials highlighted the potential of working together on accessing oil and gas fields and improving transport routes.
In response to the incident, Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabeyov said that Baku should begin sending weapons to Ukraine.
This marks the second time the facility has been attacked in August.
A test shipment will be sent on through the Bulgaria–Romania–Ukraine route.
The agreement was the latest sign of increasingly close ties between Israel and Azerbaijan.