Azerbaijan has started the transit of Kazakh oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
The State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has started the transit of Kazakh oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, the SOCAR press service reports.
"On March 23, the first batch of Kazakh oil extracted from the Tengiz field was delivered by the tanker President Heydar Aliyev from the port of Aktau to the Sangachal terminal. Transportation of Kazakh oil via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan is carried out within the framework of the agreement between SOCAR and Kazmunaigas, which provides for the transit of 1.5 million tons of oil per year. By the end of 2023, it is planned to carry out 12-14 tanker flights per month on the Caspian Sea. The tanker "Shusha", which will deliver the next batch of Kazakh oil, will be shipped from the port of Aktau on March 27," the message says.
Earlier, Deputy Chairman of the Board of JSC NC "Kazmunaygas" Bulat Zakirov said that Kazakhstan plans to start shipping oil from the Tengiz field to Azerbaijan.
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