OREANDA-NEWS. November 09, 2009. For Jan-Oct 2009 the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) exported 24.95 million tons of oil via various routes, including 2.729 million tons in October, versus 5.236 million tons for Aug-Sept (data for August was not published) versus 4.885 million tons for Jun-Jul (data for June was not published), 2.56 million tons in May 1.917 million tons in April, 2009 2.569 million  tons in March, 2.87 million tons in February, 2.08 million in January 2009, 2.009 million tons in December 2008 and 22.588 million for 2008.

The SOCAR Department of Marketing & Economic Operations (DMEO) informs that for Jan-Oct 2009 the Company exported 20.469 million tons via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, 2.1 million tons via Baku-Novorossiysk (northern route) pipeline, 2.38 million tons via Baku-Supsa oil pipeline and there was no export via Baku-Batumi railway.

This October it was carried 2.25 million tons via BTC, 246,684 tons via Baku Novorossiysk, 330,721 tons via Baku-Supsa.

For comparison: in January of the year export totaled 1.625 million tons, 167,186 tons and 287,063 tons; in February 2.404 million tons, 218,453 tons and 250,979 tons; in March 2.090 million tons, 206,676 tons and 254,735 tons; in April 1.527 million tons, 223,821 tons, and 165,948 tons; in May 996,476 tons, 174,252 tons, 339,625 tons; in June and July 4.047 million tons, 417,590 tons and 420,406 tons; between August and September 4.525 million, 379,612 tons, and 331,633 tons respectively.

In December 2008 it was exported 1.88 million tons via BTC, 82,506 tons via Baku-Novorossiysk, 246.69 million via Baku-Supsa and nothing via Baku-Batumi.

For 2008 the Company exported 20.469 million tons via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, 1.386 million tons via Baku-Novorossiysk (northern route) pipeline, 326,030 tons via Baku-Batumi railway, and 407,101 tons via Baku-Supsa oil pipeline. In September 2006 Baku-Supsa pipeline repair was stopped In May 2008 this pipe operation was resumed and in August stopped again. Its operation was resumed since  late October.

In 2007 BTC pipe exported 6.534 million tons of SOCAR oil and 21.75 million tons of AIOC (Azerbaijan International Operating Company) oil, Baku-Novorossiysk pipe 1.228 million tons of SOCAR oil and 999,983 tons of AIOC oil, Baku-Batumi route 221,258 of SOCAR oil and 4.4 million of AIOC oil. Only AIOC oil (49,174 tons) was exported via Baku-Supsa pipe last year.