Azerbaijan may stop production of gasoline AI-95. As the head of SOCAR, Rovnag Abdullayev told the media today, SOCAR has suggested the government switch to production of gasoline AI -92 instead of AI-95.
Currently, the cost of a litre of gasoline AI-95 is 80 kopecks , and AI-92 and AI-80 - 70 kopecks .
Abdullayev did not explain the cause of failure of AI- 95 production , which is used by about 20 % of the cars of the country. He also did not say when the government may consider to take any decision on this matter. -03D04-
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