Kazakhstan plans to export 1.7 million tonnes of oil via BTC pipeline in 2026

Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG) plans to export 1.7 million tonnes of oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in 2026, according to Report.az, which cited Interfax-Kazakhstan. KMG Chairman of the Management Board Askhat Khassenov made the announcement.

Khassenov said that exports of Kazakh oil via the BTC are planned to increase for 2027, and talks on the issue are currently under way. The report noted that Kazakh oil exports through the BTC pipeline totalled 1.2 million tonnes in 2025.

In January–September of this year, 1.16 million tonnes of Kazakh oil were transported via the BTC, which the report said was 24% more than the figure for the first nine months of 2025.