(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 10. Kazakhstan will
start exporting 1.5 million tons of oil through the
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline from January 1, 2023, Prime Minister
of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov told reporters, reports on November
10.
'Kazakhstan has an agreement to ship 1.5 million tons of oil
through Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline from January 1,2023. And its
further increase to 6-6.5 million tons is being worked through.
Tengizchevroil (TCO),a joint venture between Chevron, ExxonMobil,
KazMunayGas and LukArco, has now purchased and doubled the number
of tank cars. Pilot shipments by rail towards Batumi and Uzbekistan
have already begun,' he said.
In general, Smailov noted, the government has developed a
special roadmap for diversifying oil exports. In particular, in the
direction through the Aktau port to the port of Baku and from there
- in the direction of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan. In addition, it's about
the Baku-Supsa and Baku-Batumi directions, where Kazakhstan has its
own terminal. Plus, there is a railway direction from Atyrau
towards Batumi and towards Uzbekistan. And also there is a
direction to China.
'Work is underway to expand and increase the potential for oil
exports in all of these directions,' he stated.
Smailov assured that that 'colleagues from neighboring countries
have full understanding and support in this matter,' so they are
ready to provide Kazakhstan with their transit opportunities and
are ready to cooperate.
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