Azeri oil exports exceed $1.3bn in Jan.
Azerbaijan exported oil and oil products totaling $1.35 billion in
January 2010, or 94.5% of the country’s total exports, the State
Customs Committee said.
Oil exports nearly doubled in comparison with January 2009 when it stood at $600 million, while the share of crude exports in the overall bulk of goods delivered abroad slightly decreased to 91.4%.
Crude oil accounted for around 88.5% of the total exports, while that of oil products 6%.
Over 2.8 million tons of oil were transported this January through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) main export pipeline, which transports Azerbaijan’s crude to Turkey through Georgia. Also, 130,000 tons were pumped through the Baku-Novorossiysk northern route pipeline and 370,000 tons via the Baku-Supsa western route.*
Oil exports nearly doubled in comparison with January 2009 when it stood at $600 million, while the share of crude exports in the overall bulk of goods delivered abroad slightly decreased to 91.4%.
Crude oil accounted for around 88.5% of the total exports, while that of oil products 6%.
Over 2.8 million tons of oil were transported this January through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) main export pipeline, which transports Azerbaijan’s crude to Turkey through Georgia. Also, 130,000 tons were pumped through the Baku-Novorossiysk northern route pipeline and 370,000 tons via the Baku-Supsa western route.*
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