Baku: In the first half of this year, Azerbaijan witnessed a decrease in its oil transportation volumes via its pipelines, with a total of 18,513 thousand tons of oil transported, marking a 3.8% decline compared to the previous year. According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the State Statistical Committee reported that the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil export pipeline accounted for 75.2% of this transportation.
During the reporting period, 13,924.9 thousand tons of oil were moved through the BTC pipeline, which also experienced a 3.8% decrease from the previous year. Of the oil transported via the BTC pipeline, 83.2% was produced in Azerbaijan, amounting to 11,587.3 thousand tons, reflecting a 1.6% reduction. The remaining 16.8% of the transported oil, totaling 2,337.6 thousand tons, originated from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, showing a significant 13.3% decline.
Last year, Azerbaijan transported 38,752.1 thousand tons of oil via its pipelines, which was a 2.5% decrease from the year before. Of this total, 76% was transported through the BTC pipeline, with 29,470.9 thousand tons delivered, indicating a 2.4% annual decline.