About 10 million tonnes of Turkmen oil shipped via BTC pipeline

Azerbaijan’s Deputy Energy Minister Kamal Abbasov said about 10 million tonnes of Turkmen crude oil were transported through the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline from 2023 to August 2026. He made the statement at the plenary session of the international conference “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2026” (OGT 2026) in Ashgabat.

Abbasov said Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have cooperated closely for many years in the oil and gas sector, particularly in trade in crude oil, petroleum products and petrochemicals. He also recalled the visit of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Azerbaijan on 22–23 June 2026. At the end of the visit, the two leaders signed a joint statement that notes the significant energy potential of both countries and names energy as one of the priority areas of cooperation.

The BTC pipeline is 1,768 kilometres long and carries crude oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. It starts in Baku, Azerbaijan, runs through Georgia and ends at the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean coast.