SOCAR exported over 7.4 million tons of oil this year

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) exported 7.4 million tons of oil via various routes over the 1st quarter of 2010 versus 29.865 million tons in 2009.

Over the past year the record was achieved in December - 4.9 million tons.

The SOCAR Department of Marketing & Economic Operations (DMEO) informs that for the past quarter the Company exported 7.4 million tons via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, 448,780 tons via Baku-Novorossiysk (northern route) pipeline, and 811,956 tons via Baku-Supsa oil pipeline. There was no export via Baku-Batumi railway.

In 2009, the export reached 24.59 million tons via BTC, 2.479 million tons via Baku-Novorossiysk, 2.79 million tons via Baku-Supsa oil pipeline. No export by Baku-Batumi rail was conducted.

In December, 2.058 million tons were carried via BTC, 139,442 tons via Baku - Novorossiysk, 245,955 tons via Baku-Supsa. No export was carried out by rail Baku-Batumi.

In 2007, BTC pipe exported 6.534 million tons of SOCAR oil and 21.75 million tons of AIOC (Azerbaijan International Operating Company) oil, Baku-Novorossiysk pipe 1.228 million tons of SOCAR oil and 999,983 tons of AIOC oil, Baku-Batumi route 221,258 of SOCAR oil and 4.4 million of AIOC oil. Only AIOC oil (49,174 tons) was exported via Baku-Supsa pipe in 2007.


/Abc.az/