BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.17
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s total crude oil and oil products’ exports stood at around 3,505,552 tons worth $2.031 billion in January 2022, Trend reports with reference to the State Customs Committee.
In terms of import volume, Italy came in first with 1.755 million tons worth $1.038 billion, followed by Ukraine with 336,716 tons worth $ 196.450 million and Israel with 266,765 tons worth $152.168 million.
The table below shows 10 largest importers of crude oil and oil products from Azerbaijan in January 2022 in terms of volume:
|
Country |
Volume of imports (tons) |
Value of imports (USD) |
|
Italy |
1,755,328 |
1,037,885,530 |
|
Ukraine |
336,716 |
196,450,920 |
|
Israel |
266,765 |
152,168,100 |
|
UK |
216,909 |
125,597,100 |
|
The Czech Republic |
163,459 |
89,192,640 |
|
Thailand |
138,308 |
77,843,820 |
|
Spain |
132,852 |
75,689,230 |
|
Romania |
90,527 |
54,093,230 |
|
Germany |
91,762 |
50,535,730 |
|
Ireland |
88,077 |
50,060,050 |
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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