OREANDA-NEWS. February 11, 2010. SOCAR exported 29.865 million tons of oil in 2009 and 22.588 million tons in 2008.

The SOCAR Department of Marketing & Economic Operations (DMEO) informs that this January the Company exported 2.3 million tons via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, 129,765 tons via Baku-Novorossiysk (northern route) pipeline, 326,186 tons via Baku-Supsa oil pipeline and there was no export via Baku-Batumi railway.

For the past year SOCAR’s export reached 24.59 million via BTC, 2.479 million via Baku-Novorossiysk, 2.79 million via Baku-Supsa. Export by rail was not carried out.

In December, 2.058 million tons were carried via BTC, 139,442 tons via Baku - Novorossiysk, 245,955 tons via Baku-Supsa.

Over 2008 oil export via BTC was 20.469 million tons, Baku-Novorossiysk 1.386 million tons, via Baku-Supsa 407,101 tons, by rail via Baku-Batumi route 326,030 tons.

In 2007, SOCAR exported 6.5 million tons of oil via BTC and Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) 21.75 million tons, via Baku-Novorossiysk 1.228 million tons and 999,983 tons, via Baku-Batumi 221,258 tons and 434,592 tons respectively. In 2007, only AIOC exported oil via Baku-Supsa – 49,174 tons.