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Transportation of transit oil through BTC pipeline sharply increased

17 May 2022 18:34 (UTC +04:00)

In January-April current year, 11,611,1 thousand tons of oil were transported via main oil pipelines in Azerbaijan, which is 2.5% less than in comparison to the relevant figure of 2021, the State Statistical Committee told APA.

79% of transportation was carried out through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil export pipeline, 9,173,3 thousand tons of oil was transported through the pipeline during the reporting period (1.2% less than in comparison to the relevant figure in 2021).

According to the report, 1,575,1 thousand tons of transit oil (22.2% more in annual comparison) was transported through the BTC pipeline during the reporting period.