Officials from the Union of Crude Oil Refining Factories say Afghanistan has reached self-sufficiency in producing diesel fuel by 80 percent.
The union officials stated that the private sector has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the country’s crude oil refining field, and this complex is developing day by day.
They added that the crude oil currently being refined in domestic factories is equal to international standards.
“We have 80% of the market. At the moment, 80% of diesel is produced in our country and 20% comes from foreign countries,” said Zabihullah Nazari, deputy of the Union of Crude Oil Refining Factories.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum officials said they are trying to increase the production capacity of Amu Darya oil basin so that all the country’s oil needs are met from domestic production.
The ministry officials stated along with the Amu Darya oil basin, they are also trying to attract investment in the Herat oil field to start its extraction.
Economic experts, however, said that if there is an increase in investment in the country’s oil sector, along with reducing unemployment, the government’s income will also increase significantly.