Kazakhstan News 12 October 2026 13:16 (UTC +04:00)
Photo: KazTransOil
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 12. Oil transshipment by Kazakhstan's KazTransOil JSC along the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) route increased by 24% in the first nine months of 2026 year-on-year to 1.164 million tons, according to the company.
"Oil loading onto tankers at the port of Aktau using the facilities of KazTransOil JSC totaled 2.608 million tons, up 7% compared to the same period in 2025. In particular, oil transshipment along the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan route increased by 24% to 1.164 million tons," the company said.
KazTransOil's consolidated volume of oil transportation and petroleum product transshipment amounted to 35.809 million tons in the first nine months of 2026, up 3% compared to the same period in 2025.
Oil transportation through KazTransOil's main oil pipeline system totaled 34.392 million tons, up 4% year-on-year.
The company's consolidated oil freight turnover reached 34.425 billion ton-kilometers in the reporting period, up 1% compared to the first nine months of 2025.
Oil freight turnover through KazTransOil's main oil pipeline system amounted to 26.677 billion ton-kilometers, up 1% year-on-year.
KazTransOil JSC is Kazakhstan's national oil pipeline operator, providing oil transportation services for the domestic market, transit, and exports.