Official Figures: Volume of Oil Transported via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Determined

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During January–May of this year, 10 million 556.4 thousand tons of transit oil were transported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) main export pipeline. This volume accounts for 76.8 percent of the total oil carried through the pipeline.

According to sea-news.az citing the report of the State Statistical Committee, a decrease of 1 million 89.7 thousand tons, or 9.4 percent, was recorded in the volume of oil transportation compared to the corresponding period of last year. As a reminder, 11 million 646.1 thousand tons of oil had been pumped through this route during January–May 2025.

During the reporting period, the major share of the oil pumped into the BTC pipeline — 82.4 percent (8 million 700 thousand tons) — came from the share produced in Azerbaijan. The remaining 17.6 percent (1 million 856.4 thousand tons) consisted of oil originating from the Caspian region countries, specifically Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.