Nearly 10 million tons of Turkmen oil were transported through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline from 2023 through August 2026, Azerbaijani Deputy Energy Minister Kemal Abbasov reported during a plenary session of the Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2026 (OGT 2026) international conference in Ashgabat.
According to Abbasov, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have maintained close cooperation in the oil and gas sector for many years, particularly in trade involving crude oil, petroleum products and petrochemicals.
Abbasov also recalled Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov’s visit to Azerbaijan on June 22-23, 2026. Following the visit, the leaders of the two countries signed a joint statement highlighting their significant energy potential and identifying energy as one of the priority areas for cooperation.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is 1,768 kilometers long and transports crude oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It begins in Baku, Azerbaijan, crosses Georgia and ends at the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean coast.
