BTC exported over 27.8 mln tons of oil, condensate last year

In 2020, BTC spent about $111 million in operating expenditure and about $29 million in capital expenditure.

Report informs referring to the BP's Business Update on 2020 full-year results.

Since the 1,768 km BTC pipeline became operational in June 2006 till the end of 2020, it carried a total of 3.57 billion barrels (more than 475 million tonnes) of crude oil loaded on 4,659 tankers and sent to world markets.

In 2020, BTC exported around 211 million barrels (more than 27.8 million tonnes) of crude oil loaded on 278 tankers at Ceyhan.

The BTC pipeline currently carries mainly ACG crude oil and Shah Deniz condensate from Azerbaijan. Other volumes of crude oil and condensate continue to be transported via BTC, including volumes from Turkmenistan, Russia, and Kazakhstan.