1.9 million tons of Kazakh oil transported via BTC pipeline in 2009

1.9 million tons of Kazakh oil transported via BTC pipeline in 2009

Transportation of Kazakh oil via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) launched in Oct. 2008 stabilized in Dec. 2009.

The Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee (SSC) said Kazakh oil transportation via BTC pipeline totaled about 1.8 million tons in Jan.-Nov. 2009.

In Dec., 175,300 tons were transported compared to 188,700 tons in Nov., 187,300 tons in Oct., 100,000 tons in Sept., 200,000 tons in Aug., 92,300 tons in July, 152,900 in June, 163,000 tons in May, 137,700 tons in April, 152,800 tons in March, 240,200 tons in February and 161,100 tons in Jan. 2009.

“From Oct. 2008 to 1 Jan. 2008, Kazakh oil transit via BTC pipeline totaled 2.2 million tons,” it was reported.

In Oct.-Dec. 2008, Kazakh oil transit via BTC pipeline totaled 285,100 tons.