Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 25
By Emil Ismayilov - Trend:
Around 198.16 million barrels of oil were transported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline through Turkey in January-September 2014, compared to 186.19 million barrels in the same period of 2013, Turkey's Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS) said.
In total, nearly 249.62 million barrels of oil were transported via BTC through Turkey in 2013, compared to 250.34 million barrels in 2012.
The total length of the BТС is 1,768 kilometers including a 443 kilometer long section running through Azerbaijan, a 249 kilometer long section in Georgia and a 1,076 kilometer long section in Turkey. The construction of the pipeline started in April 2003. It was filled with oil on May 18, 2005.
BTC Co. shareholders are: BP (30.1 percent), AzBTC (25 percent), Chevron (8.9 percent), Statoil (8.71 percent), ТРАО (6.53 percent), Eni (5 percent), Total (5 percent), Itochu (3.4 percent), Inpex (2.5 percent), ConocoPhillips (2.5 percent) and ONGC (2.36 percent).
Almost 15 million barrels of oil were transported via the Iraq-Turkey pipeline through Turkey in January-September compared to 69.08 million barrels in the same period of 2013. Some 91.88 million barrels of oil were transported via the pipeline in 2013, compared to 145.63 million barrels in 2012.
About 17.5 million barrels of oil were transported via the Ceyhan-Kirikkale pipeline through Turkey's territory in January-September compared to 17.15 million barrels in the same period of 2013. In total, 23.74 million barrels of oil were transported via the Ceyhan-Kirikkale pipeline in 2013 compared to 21.96 million barrels in 2012.
Some 10.3 million barrels of oil were transported via the Batman-Dordyol pipeline in January-September compared to 8.57 million barrels in the same period of 2013.
Around 11.57 million barrels of oil were transported via the Batman-Dordyol pipeline in 2013 compared to 11.25 million barrels of oil in 2012.