BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 18. Azerbaijan exported approximately 9.236 million tons of crude oil and petroleum products worth $5.715 billion from January through April 2023, Trend reports via the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan.
Italy tops the list of three largest importers of Azerbaijani oil in the first four months of 2023 (3.362 million tons worth $2.108 billion), followed by India (922,967 tons worth $543.045 million) and Spain (826,905 tons worth $526.641 million).
The table lists the top 10 importers of crude oil and petroleum products from Azerbaijan from January through April 2023:
|
Country |
Import volume |
Value of import (USD) |
|
Italy |
3 362 269.76 |
2 108 111 510 |
|
India |
922 967.24 |
543 045 660 |
|
Spain |
826 905.05 |
526 641 070 |
|
Israel |
801 049.36 |
500 939 490 |
|
Türkiye |
589 713.76 |
349 379 280 |
|
Czech Republic |
517 961.77 |
323 390 850 |
|
Germany |
481 704.11 |
301 359 560 |
|
Greece |
299 869.30 |
190 160 530 |
|
Austria |
266 568.71 |
152 155 740 |
|
Ireland |
263 097.76 |
149 743 610 |
Oil from Azerbaijan is transported to neighboring countries and global markets via three pipelines: Baku-Novorossiysk, Baku-Supsa, and Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC). Currently, the transportation via the Baku-Supsa pipeline is suspended. Additionally, oil is exported by rail to terminals in Batumi and Kulevi in Georgia.
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