BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan.28
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s total crude oil and oil products’ exports stood at 27.116 million tons worth $13.219 billion in 2021, Trend reports with reference to the State Customs Committee.
In terms of import volume, Italy came in first with 12.581 million tons worth $6.064 billion, followed by Israel with 1.710 million tons worth $887.543 million and Croatia with 1.530 million tons worth $751.238 million.
The table below shows 10 largest importers of crude oil and oil products from Azerbaijan in 2021 in terms of volume:
Country |
Volume of imports (tons) |
Value of imports (USD) |
Italy |
12 581 656 |
6 064 567 150 |
Israel |
1 710 739 |
887 543 950 |
Croatia |
1 530 609 |
751 238 160 |
Spain |
1 270 845 |
552 660 700 |
India |
1 261 379 |
584 154 780 |
Germany |
1 164 599 |
628 145 030 |
Portugal |
1 160 910 |
587 003 870 |
Tunisia |
1 006 956 |
506 120 710 |
Ukraine |
848 991 |
373 411 610 |
UK |
714 067 |
368 687 150 |
There are three main oil pipelines transporting oil from Azerbaijan to its neighbours and on to world markets: Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline, Baku-Supsa Pipeline and Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline.
In addition, railway lines traversing the length of Azerbaijan are also used to convey oil to the Batumi and Kulevi terminals located on the Black Sea along the coast of Georgia.
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