In January–March of this year, 9,028.8 thousand tons of oil were transported via oil pipelines in Azerbaijan, which is a 6.6% decrease in annual comparison, the State Statistical Committee told APA.
76.2% of the transportation was carried out via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil export pipeline, and during the reporting period, 6,880.8 thousand tons of oil were transported through this pipeline, which is a 5.3% decrease year-on-year.
During the reporting period, 83.2% or 5,727.4 thousand tons of the oil transported via the BTC pipeline consisted of oil produced in Azerbaijan (a 2.4% decrease), and 16.8% or 1,153.4 thousand tons (a 17.6% decrease) consisted of oil coming from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
Recall that last year, 38,752.1 thousand tons of oil were transported via oil pipelines in Azerbaijan, which is a 2.5% decrease year-on-year. 76% of the transportation was carried out via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil export pipeline, and during the reporting period, 29,470.9 thousand tons of oil were transported through this pipeline, which is a 2.4% decrease in annual comparison.
