KazTransOil, the national oil transporter of Kazakhstan, shipped 9,959 tons of oil from the Tengiz oil field to Azerbaijan, Trend reports, citing KazTransOil.
Oil was sent to Baku by the “President Heydar Aliyev” oil tanker from Kazakhstan's port of Aktau. Upon reaching Azerbaijan, the natural resource export will continue via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.
State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has announced the start of the transit of Kazakh oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. The first shipment of Kazakh oil from the Tengiz field arrived at the Sangachal Terminal in Azerbaijan from the port of Aktau via the “President Heydar Aliyev” tanker on March 23, Trend reports citing company.
What Happened: Germany has dropped its opposition to a Russian oil embargo as long as it has enough time to wind down imports and find alternatives, The Wall Street Journal reported April 28. On April 27, Germany's economic minister announced that the country had struck a deal with Poland to increase oil imports through the Polish port of Gdansk, which is equipped to handle supertankers and has a pipeline that can send crude oil to a German refinery in Schwedt on the German-Polish border.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) made it possible for Italy to export gas in the second half of December 2021, Trend reports with reference to Italian media.
Interconnection with the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will turn Alexandroupolis into a new energy hub, Trend quoted Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias as saying following his visit to the Port of Alexandroupolis.
Commercial Operation Date (COD) of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), which is expected to deliver 1 billion cubic meters of gas per year from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria is set for the second quarter of 2021, executive director of ICGB project company Teodora Georgieva told Trend.az.
She noted that the interconnector’s construction was commenced on Oct.28, 2019 and the duration is 18 months.
The construction of the Greek section of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has been completed, Trend reports citing Greek media outlets.
Reportedly, TAP will begin operating on a trial basis as early as this December.
“It is expected that it will start bringing natural gas to Greece, Italy, and Albania at some point next year.
