The Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan Natig Aliyev announced on October 6, 2016, that it is planned to lay a Trans-Caspian oil pipe from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan with capacity of up to 56 million tons a year.
The Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan expects receipt of huge volumes of transit oil from Kazakhstan.
Aliyev said in his article that considering the capacity of these routes and the volumes of export planned to be achieved, Astana has focused on the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS).
«The KCTS envisages construction of Eskene-Kuryk-Baku pipeline with a length of 739 kilometers,» the minister said in his article. «The feasibility study of the Eskene-Kuryk section of the pipeline envisages construction of an oil pumping station at the Tengiz field, Tengiz-Oporny-Uzen-Aktau main oil pipeline, an oil terminal and a new port in Kuryk village, as well as reconstruction and expansion of the port in Aktau city.»
«Construction of this pipeline will enable Kazakhstan to export its oil to ports in Georgia and Turkey,» the article reads. «The initial capacity of the new pipeline will amount to 23-25 million tons per year with the possibility of future expansion to 56 million tons.»
As of transportation of Kashagan oil through Azerbaijan, the minister said that Kazakhstan will be able to export some 150,000 barrels of oil per day from the field via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. The country is currently transporting oil from the Tengiz onshore field and oil products to the Black Sea ports through Azerbaijani terminals in Sangachal and Dubendi.
ENI, INPEX, Conoco Phillips and Total, which have a 15 % stake at BTC, are also involved in Kashagan project.
The minister added that after the production is launched at the Kashagan field, the BTC pipeline is planned to be used to supply oil to the EU countries.
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