Kazakhstan targets boosted oil flows via Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline, Azerbaijani media reports

Kazakh state operator KazTransOil and US energy giant Chevron have held talks in Astana to explore expanding Kazakh crude shipments through the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, Azerbaijani media reported on Monday.

The negotiations gathered KazTransOil Director-General Arman Kassenov and Hafiz Nassar, General Manager of Commercial Operations at Chevron Eurasia.

Talks focused on routing Tengizchevroil crude from Kazakhstan’s flagship Tengiz field through the domestic trunk pipeline network and Georgia’s Batumi Oil Terminal.

The two sides also reviewed existing operational ties and prospects for further expanding regional energy cooperation.

Data from Azerbaijan’s State Statistics Committee reveals that the BTC pipeline transported 18.857 million tonnes of crude between January and September 2026.

Over the same period, KazTransOil’s BTC shipments rose 24 per cent year-on-year to 1.164 million tonnes.

Media reports indicate Kazakhstan plans to scale up annual crude exports via the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline to 1.7 million tonnes by 2027.