Over 3.161 billion tons of oil were transported via the main oil pipelines of Azerbaijan in January, Report informs, citing the country’s State Statistical Committee.
According to the committee, 79.4% of the transportation was carried out via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline.
The volume of transported oil dropped by 2.8% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
In January, the BTC pipeline pumped over 2.509 billion tons of oil, which is 4.5% less than in the same period last year.
During the reporting period, oil transit via BTC amounted to 276.1 million tons (- 27.8%).