Kazakh media: Kazakhstan plans to increase oil exports via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline by 25%

Kazakhstan plans to increase oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline by 25% in October, according to Kazakh media reports.

National Business Kazakhstan reported that the country plans to transport 168,000 tonnes of oil through the pipeline in October, up from 130,000 tonnes in September.

Of the planned October shipments, 150,000 tonnes will come from the Tengiz oil field, while the remaining 18,000 tonnes will be sourced from the Kashagan field, the reports said.

According to KazTransOil, Kazakhstan’s national oil pipeline operator, a total of 1.164 million tonnes of oil was transported from the Port of Aktau toward the BTC pipeline between January and September this year, marking a 24% increase compared with the same period last year.

Kazakhstan plans to transport a total of 1.7 million tonnes of oil through the BTC pipeline in 2026, up from 1.263 million tonnes last year.