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Transportation of Azerbaijani light oil via Turkey for January-July

Oil&Gas Materials 26 August 2010 11:05 (UTC +04:00)
About 163.23 million barrels of oil were transported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline via Turkey in January-July 2010 compared to over 165.1 million barrels in January-July 2009, a statement posted on the official website of the Botas Turkish state pipeline company said.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug.26 / Trend E.Ismayilov /

About 163.23 million barrels of oil were transported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline via Turkey in January-July 2010 compared to over 165.1 million barrels in January-July 2009, a statement posted on the official website of the Botas Turkish state pipeline company said.

In July, 27.34 million barrels of oil were transported via the BTC through Turkey compared to about 25.6 million barrels in July of 2009.

About 285.5 million barrels of oil were transported via the BTC through Turkey in 2009 compared to 264.1 million in 2008. In 2007, the figure exceeded 210 million barrels.

The BТС's total length is 1.768 kilometers including a 443-kilometer section running via Azerbaijan, a 249-kilometer section traversing Georgia and a 1.076-kilometer section passing through Turkey. The pipeline's construction began in April 2003. First oil was marked May 18, 2005.

BTC Co. shareholders include: BP (30.1 percent); AzBTC (25 percent); Chevron (8.90 percent); Statoil Hydro (8.71 percent); ТРАО (6.53 percent); Eni (5 percent); Total (5 percent); Itochu (3.40 percent); Inpex (2.50 percent); ConocoPhillips (2.50 percent) and Amerada Hess (2.36 percent).

Some 71.31 million barrels of oil were transported in January-July via an Iraq-Turkey pipeline through Turkey. In July the figure was 11.3 million barrels compared to 11.8 million in June. Last year, the pipeline transported 167.6 million barrels compared to 135.5 million barrels in 2008.

About eight million barrels of oil were transported via the Ceyhan-Kirikkale Pipeline in January-July through Turkey. In July, the figure was about 2.1 million barrels, compared to 1.85 million barrels in June. About 20.2 million barrels of oil were transported via Ceyhan-Kirikkale in 2009 compared to 21.4 million barrels in 2008.

About 6.7 million barrels of oil were transported in January-July through the Batman-Dordyol Pipeline. In July, the figure was 1.23 million barrels, compared to about 710,000 in June. Last year, the pipeline transported 12.2 million barrels of oil compared to about 11.1 million barrels in 2008.

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