Azerbaijan, Baku, April 27 / Trend E.Ismayilov /
Over 66.8 million barrels of oil was transported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in January-March 2012 compared to over 68.8 million barrels in January-March 2011, Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation Botas website reported on Friday.
Some 257.15 million barrels of oil were transported via the BTC through Turkey in 2011 compared to about 288.2 million barrels in 2010.
The BТС's total length is 1768 kilometres including a 443-kilometre section running via Azerbaijan, a 249-kilometre section traversing Georgia and a 1076-kilometre section passing through Turkey. The pipeline's construction began in April 2003. First oil was marketed on May 18, 2005.
BTC Co. shareholders include: BP (30.1 per cent); AzBTC (25 per cent); Chevron (8.90 per cent); Statoil Hydro (8.71 per cent); ТРАО (6.53 per cent); Eni (5 per cent); Total (5 per cent); Itochu (3.40 per cent); Inpex (2.50 per cent); ConocoPhillips (2.50 per cent) and Amerada Hess (2.36 per cent).
About 34.84 million barrels of oil were transported via an Iraq-Turkey pipeline through Turkey in January-March 2012 compared to 40.55 million barrels during the same period of 2011. About 147.2 million barrels were transported via this pipeline last year compared to 132.3 million barrels in Jan. 2010.
Some 3.03 million barrels of oil were transported via the Ceyhan-Kirikkale pipeline through Turkey in January-March 2012 compared to 4.59 million barrels in January-March 2011. About 20.15 million barrels of oil were transported via this pipeline in 2011 compared to 17.2 million barrels in 2010.
The Batman-Dordyol pipeline transported about 2.41 million barrels in January-March 2012 compared to 3.68 million barrels during the same period of 2011. About 10.1 million barrels were transported via the oil pipeline last year compared to over 10.6 million barrels in 2010.