Kazakhstan's oil transit via BTC reaches nearly 600,000 tons

Energy
  • 12 June, 2026
  • 11:06
Kazakhstan's oil transit via BTC reaches nearly 600,000 tons

In January–May 2026, the volume of Kazakh oil shipped through the port of Aktau for transit via the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline amounted to 596,000 tons, Report informs, citing KazTransOil JSC.

According to the company's monthly data, 125,000 tons of Kazakh oil were loaded through Aktau in May, which is 20,000 tons or 13.8% less compared to May 2025.

Earlier, Kazakhstan's Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov stated that Kazakhstan plans to export between 1.5 million and 2.2 million tons of oil to world markets via the BTC pipeline in 2026.

Meanwhile, in 2025, Kazakhstan exported 1.2 million tons of oil through the BTC pipeline.