Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Continues Its Export Operations, Says Bp
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.6. Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan
(BTC) oil pipeline continues its export operations, bp Azerbaijan
told trend Feb.6
commenting on the possible consequences of the devastating
earthquake in Türkiye for the pipeline's operation.
“BTC continues its export operations.The tanker loading
operations at the Ceyhan Terminal have been temporarily suspended
by the operator of the BTC pipeline in Turkiye (Botaş International
Anonim Şirketi (BIAS). bp as manager of the BTC pipeline is deeply
sorry to hear about the devastating earthquake in Southeast Turkiye
and expresses condolences to the families and close ones of all
those affected by this tragic event. We confirm that all bp staff
in Turkiye have been accounted for and are safe,” said the
company.
BTC pipeline has transported 4,000,232,552 barrels of oil with
5,250 tankers from the start of commercial deliveries in 2006 until
end-2022.
BTC supplied 200,467,463 barrels and 224,388,520 barrels of
crude oil to the world markets in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
The BTC Co. shareholders are: bp (30.1 percent); AzBTC (25
percent); MOL (replaced Chevron as of 16 April 2020 (8.9 percent);
Equinor (8.71 percent); TPAO (6.53 percent).
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Türkiye on
Feb. 6, 2023, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological
Center. The quake's epicenter was located 26 km away from the city
of Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million. The source of
the earthquake was 7 km below the surface.
Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said that
three more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep
province in south-eastern Türkiye.
As many as 912 people were killed and 5,385 got injured in the
quake. Furthermore, 2,470 people were rescued from the rubble.
As a result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong tremors
were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
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