Azerbaijan transports 16.7 million tons of oil via BTC pipeline

Azerbaijan transported 16.75 million tons of oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil export pipeline in January-August 2026, Report informs, citing the State Statistical Committee.

The volume was 8.8% lower than in the first eight months of 2025.

During the reporting period, 76.6% of oil transportation was carried out through the BTC pipeline.

Of the oil transported through the pipeline, 81.9%, or 13.7174 million tons, consisted of oil produced in Azerbaijan, while 18.1%, or 3.0285 million tons, came from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

The volume of Azerbaijani oil transported through the BTC pipeline decreased by 11.3% during the period, while the volume of oil from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan increased by 4.9%.

The BTC pipeline currently mainly transports oil produced from Azerbaijan's Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field block, as well as condensate produced from the Shah Deniz field. Other crude oil and condensate volumes, including oil from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, are also transported through the BTC pipeline.

The shareholders in ACG are BP with a 30.37% stake, SOCAR with 31.65%, MOL Group with 9.57%, INPEX with 9.31%, ExxonMobil with 6.79%, TPAO with 5.73%, ITOCHU with 3.65%, and ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) with 2.92%.