Baku, Fineko/abc.az. For Jan-July 2009 State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) exported 16.8 million tons of oil via various routes, including 4.885 million tons in June to July (following June the data was not published) versus 2.56 million tons in May 1.917 million tons in April, 2009 2.569 million  tons in March, 2.87 million tons in February, 2.08 million in January 2009, 2.009 million tons in December 2008 and 22.588 million for 2008.

The SOCAR Department of Marketing & Economic Operations (DMEO) informs that for Jan-July 2009 the Company exported 13.691 million tons via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, 1.475 million tons via Baku-Novorossiysk (northern route) pipeline, 1.718 million tons via Baku-Supsa oil pipeline and there was no export via Baku-Batumi railway.

In June to July 2008 it was exported 4.047 million tons via BTC, 417,590 tons via Baku-Novorossiysk, 420,406 tons via Baku-Supsa.

For comparison: in January 2009 export totaled 1.625 million tons, 167,186 tons and 287,063 tons respectively, in February 2009 – 2.404 million tons, 218,453 tons and 250,979 tons respectively, in March 2009 – 2.090 million tons, 206,676 tons and 254,735 tons respectively and in April 1.527 million tons, 223,821 tons, and 165,948 tons respectively and in May – 996,476 tons, 174,252 tons, 339,625 tons respectively.

In December 2008 it was exported 1.88 million tons via BTC, 82,506 tons via Baku-Novorossiysk, 246.69 million via Baku-Supsa and nothing via Baku-Batumi.

For 2008 the Company exported 20.469 million tons via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, 1.386 million tons via Baku-Novorossiysk (northern route) pipeline, 326,030 tons via Baku-Batumi railway, and 407,101 tons via Baku-Supsa oil pipeline. In September 2006 Baku-Supsa pipeline repair was stopped In May 2008 this pipe operation was resumed and in August stopped again. Its operation was resumed since  late October.

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 last year.

14.08.2009 09:22