The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, operated by British Petroleum, has transported 605 million tons of crude oil since its commissioning in June 2006. This 1,768 km long pipeline carries oil from the Caspian Sea region to the Mediterranean coast, avoiding the environmentally sensitive Black Sea and Bosphorus Straits. The BTC primarily transports oil from Azerbaijan's Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli oil field, but also carries condensate and other regional crude oil volumes from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
According to the report, since the 1,768 km-long BTC pipeline was commissioned in June 2006 until the end of the first half of 2025, approximately 605 million tonnes (around 4.6 billion barrels) of crude oil were transported through the pipeline and loaded onto 6,007 tankers at Ceyhan to be delivered to world markets.
Currently, the BTC pipeline primarily transports ACG oil and Shah Deniz condensate from Azerbaijan. In addition, the pipeline carries other regional crude oil and condensate volumes from the Caspian region (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and additional volumes produced in Azerbaijan by SOCAR).
