DUSHANBE, December 13, 2012, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan has reportedly reduced fuel imports this year.
Over the first eleven months of this year, Tajikistan has imported 329,000 tons of oil products, which is 97,000 tons fewer than in the same period last year, according to the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan.
A total cost of gasoline imported into the country over the report period is 371.2 million U.S. dollars, an official source at the Customs Service said.
Russia and Turkmenistan provided the bulk of Tajikistan’s fuel imports this year. A share of Russia in Tajikistan’s fuel imports is 62.3 percent and a share of Turkmenistan is 18.5 percent.
They are followed by Kyrgyzstan, whose share in Tajikistan’s fuel imports has increased from 0.5 percent in 2011 to 10.2 percent. The source says 41,200 tons of oil products have been delivered from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan in January-November this year. Gasoline accounts for 53 percent of Kyrgyz fuel shipments to Tajikistan and diesel fuel accounts for 45 percent.
As far as the overall volume of oil products imported into Tajikistan over the report period is concerned, gasoline accounted for 42.7 percent (141,400 tons) of Tajikistan’s oil product imports, diesel fuel accounted for 33 percent (112,900 tons) and aviation kerosene accounted for 17.9 percent (49,400 tons).
This year, an average price for one ton of gasoline has been 1,121 U.S. dollars, one ton of diesel fuel – 1,084 U.S. dollars, and one ton of aviation kerosene – 1,347 U.S. dollars.
