05.06.2006, 16:47 2568

First tanker with Azerbaijan oil delivered from Ceyhan

Baku. June 5. Kazakhstan Today – The first tanker with Azerbaijan oil was delivered from Ceyhan through Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline on June 4, BP-Azerbaijan company press service informed the agency.

Volume of the first lot of oil loaded into tanker British Hosorn made 600 thousand tons.

The first tanker lot with Azerbaijan oil was bought by Exxon Mobil. Oil has reached terminal Ceyhan on May 28. 10 million barrels of oil was needed to fill oil pipeline.

As it was informed earlier, seven tanks for crude oil have been placed at sea terminal in Ceyhan with capacity of 1 million barrels each and mooring line with the extent of 2 km from which two tankers carrying capacity up to 300 thousand tons that can be loaded simultaneously.

Official ceremony of oil Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline putting into operation is planned for July 13. BTC oil pipeline extent makes 1767 km, in Azerbaijan - 443 km, in Georgia - 248 km, and in Turkey - 1076 km. Oil pipeline capacity- 50 million tons of oil a year.

BTC shareholders are the companies members of " BTC Co" (30,1 % of individual share), Unocal (8,9 %), Statoil (8,71 %), TPAO (6,53 %), Itochu (3,4 %), Amerada Hess (2,36 %), ENI (5 %), ConocoPhillips (2,5 %), Inpex (2,5 %), Total (5 %). Thus, ENI, ConocoPhillips, Inpex and Total participate in the tender of Kashagan deposit.

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