Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan Talk Prospects For Oil Supply Via Baku-Supsa Pipeline
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 8. Kazakhstan and
Azerbaijan are reviewing possibilities for launching oil
transportation via the Baku-Supsa route, Almassadam Satkaliyev,
Minister of energy of Kazakhstan, told journalists on the sidelines
of the government meeting, trend reports.
"We have already reached agreements on exporting Kazakh oil
through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, and possibilities to
launch supply through the Baku-Supsa are being discussed.
Additionally, as we have reported, Kazakhstan has begun supplying
oil to Germany through the 'Druzhba' pipeline," said
Satkaliyev.
According to the minister, these deliveries are carried out in
accordance with previously concluded agreements regarding the
transit of Kazakh oil.
Meanwhile, as Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Energy of
Azerbaijan, said earlier this year, by the end of 2023, 1.125
million tons of oil from Kazakhstan will be transported via the
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.
"Every month, Azerbaijan receives 12 to 14 tankers carrying
Kazakhstani oil. This is a satisfying development. The initial
agreement between the parties involved the transportation of 1.5
million tons of oil this year. However, considering that deliveries
began in April this year, we will be able to transport 1.125
million tons of oil by the end of 2023," he said.
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