Azerbaijan's oil exports via the BTC pipeline fell 8.6% in January-May, data shows
Azerbaijan's oil exports via the BTC pipeline fell 8.6% in January-May, data shows BAKU, June 18 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's oil exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline fell 8.6% to 10.6 million metric tons in January-May 2026, official data showed.
The BTC pipeline, which runs through Georgia to Turkey, is used to export oil from the Azeri, Chirag and Guneshli oilfields, which are operated by BP BP.L.
Azerbaijan's total oil transit amounted to 13.8 million tons in the first five months of 2026, with 76.8% shipped via the BTC pipeline, according to the country's statistics committee.
Transit oil volumes from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan shipped via BTC fell to 1.856 million metric tons in January-May 2026 from 1.934 million tons a year earlier, the data showed.
(Reporting by Nailia Bagirova
Editing by Andrew Osborn)((nailia.bagirova@thomsonreuters.com; +994503129362;))
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