Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 10 / Trend , E.Ismayilov/
In January-August 2009, the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk shipped about 29.7 million tons of oil, compared to over 29 million tons in the same period of 2008, the port's official Web site reported.
Around 9 million tons of oil products were shipped in January-August 2009, compared to around 7.2 million tons of last year.
Over 58 million tons of various cargo was transported in January-August, compared to around 54 million tons of the mentioned period in 2008.
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) is shipping own gas via the Novorossiysk port. In January-August 2009, SOCAR exported over 1.7 million tons of oil via the north pipeline Baku-Novorossiysk. This represents increase of more than 865,000 tons compared to 2008. In August, the oil pipeline exported about 240,000 tons of oil compared to around 83,000 tons in the same period of 2008.
In 2009, SOCAR is planning to increase oil export via the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline to 2.5 million tons, compared to 1.3 million tons in 2008.
The summary table of shipment via the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk:
|
January-August 2009 |
January-August 2008 |
Difference |
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|
Ths tons |
Ths tons |
percent |
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|
Total cargo turnover |
58 142,5 |
53 741,9 |
4 400,6 |
8,2 |
|
Bulked cargo (total) |
39 127,4 |
36 974,9 |
2 152,5 |
5,8 |
|
Crude oil |
29 680,2 |
29 056,9 |
623,2 |
2,1 |
|
Oil-related products |
8 915,9 |
7 169,9 |
1 745,9 |
24,4 |
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