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Transportation of oil through BTC increased by more than 8%

13 September 2024 16:54 (UTC +04:00)

In January-August of this year, 25 807,6 thousand tonnes of oil were transported in Azerbaijan via main oil pipelines, which is 10,1% more annual comparison, the State Statistical Committee told APA-Economics.

76,1% of transportation was implemented via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline. During the reporting period, 19 390,2 thousand tonnes of oil were transferred via the pipeline (3.77% less in annual comparison).

During the reporting period, 81.5% or 15 806 thousand tons of oil transported through the BTC pipeline was produced in Azerbaijan, and 18,5% or 3 584,2 thousand tons (8.1% decrease) was made up of oil imported from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.