BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Azerbaijan’s total crude oil and oil products’ exports stood at around 11.384 million tons worth $8.058 billion from January through May 2022, Trend reports with reference to the State Customs Committee.
In terms of import volume, Italy came in first with 4.737 million tons worth $3.327 billion, followed by Israel with 1.194 million tons worth $855.500 million and India with 959,145 tons worth $770.016 million.
The table below shows 10 largest importers of crude oil and oil products from Azerbaijan in the first five months of 2022 in terms of volume:
|
Country |
Volume of imports (tons) |
Value of imports (USD) |
|
Italy |
4 737 557 |
3 327 937 370 |
|
Israel |
1 194 565 |
855 500 010 |
|
India |
959 145 |
770 016 570 |
|
Great Britain |
613 731 |
463 498 420 |
|
Portugal |
607 944 |
428 162 990 |
|
Ukraine |
506 349 |
304 515 940 |
|
Tunisia |
370 885 |
273 656 790 |
|
Spain |
385 525 |
265 458 720 |
|
Germany |
351 003 |
258 524 910 |
|
Thailand |
368 473 |
231 496 550 |
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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