0 0 ▁bar rel s ▁per ▁day ▁was ▁achieved . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁trim ester ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 3 ▁million ▁bar rel s ▁have ▁been ▁extracted ▁from ▁the ▁Ag adem ▁block ▁in ▁its ▁opening . ▁ ▁Pet role um ▁ref in ery ▁ ▁The ▁beginning ▁of ▁oil ▁production ▁in ▁Niger ▁was ▁followed ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁ref in ery ▁in ▁Z inder ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁S OR A Z . ▁The ▁total ▁pet role um ▁ref ining ▁capacity ▁is ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁bar rel s ▁per ▁day , ▁which ▁exceed s ▁the ▁ 6 , 0 5 0 ▁bar rel ▁per ▁day ▁domestic ▁consumption ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁excess ▁is ▁intended ▁for ▁exports ▁to ▁neighbor ing ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Ben in , ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso ▁and ▁M ali . ▁The ▁ref in ery ▁can ▁produce ▁up ▁ 6 9 , 9 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁per ▁year ▁of ▁liqu ified ▁natural ▁gas , ▁ 3 0 6 , 2 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁per ▁year ▁of ▁gas oline ▁and ▁ 5 0 5 , 4 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁per ▁year ▁of ▁gas ▁oil . ▁By ▁the ▁first ▁sem ester ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁ref in ery ▁was ▁producing ▁ 1 1 3 , 5 2 4 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁gas oline , ▁ 2 1 7 , 2 2 2 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁dies el ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 2