Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 24 / Trend E.Ismayilov /
About 23.4 million barrels of oil were transported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline via Turkey in Jan. 2011 compared to 22.75 million barrels in 2010, a statement posted on the official website of the Botas Turkish state pipeline company said.
About 288.2 million barrels of oil were transported via the BTC through Turkey in 2010 compared to 285.5 million in 2009.
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).
About 12.7 million barrels of oil were transported in Jan. via the Iraq-Turkey pipeline through Turkey compared to 14.44 million barrels in 2010.
About 132.3 million barrels of oil were transported in 2010 via an Iraq-Turkey pipeline through Turkey compared to 167.6 million in 2009.
Over 1.2 million barrels of oil were transported via the Ceyhan-Kirikkale Pipeline through Turkey in Jan. compared to about 249,000 barrels in Jan. 2010. About 17.2 million barrels of oil were transported via the Ceyhan-Kirikkale Pipeline through Turkey in 2010 compared to about 20.2 million in 2009.
Over 1.5 million barrels of oil were transported in Jan. through the Batman-Dordyol Pipeline compared to 1.05 million barrels in Jan. 2010.
Over 10.6 million barrels of oil were transported in 2010 through the Batman-Dordyol Pipeline. In 2009 this figure was 12.2 million barrels