BTC exports in October around 2m tons
Over 1.9 million tons of oil were exported through
the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in October, a source from
the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has said.
During the first nine months of 2008, the pipeline transported over
28 million tons of oil.
Further, more than 65 million tons have been transported through the BTC since it opened in mid-2005.
The SOCAR source said 1.6 million tons of Azeri oil were also delivered to world markets from the Turkish port of Ceyhan in October. This figure for the first nine months of 2008 stands at 27 million tons and for the total volume of oil dispatched from the terminal by tankers at 63.8 million tons.
Since the beginning of the pipeline operation, Azeri oil has been transported to Italy, Spain and Greece.
Further, more than 65 million tons have been transported through the BTC since it opened in mid-2005.
The SOCAR source said 1.6 million tons of Azeri oil were also delivered to world markets from the Turkish port of Ceyhan in October. This figure for the first nine months of 2008 stands at 27 million tons and for the total volume of oil dispatched from the terminal by tankers at 63.8 million tons.
Since the beginning of the pipeline operation, Azeri oil has been transported to Italy, Spain and Greece.
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