Kazakhstan plans to increase oil exports through routes passing through Georgia, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline and the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR).
The Kazakh government expects exports via these routes to reach up to 20 million tons annually.
A study by Policy and Management Consulting Group (PMCG) says Kazakhstan has expanded its westward export options through the BTC pipeline and TITR, which relies on shipments via the ports of Aktau and Kuryk.
Most of Kazakhstan’s oil exports are currently transported through Russia via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which connects the country’s oil fields to the Russian Black Sea port of Port of Novorossiysk.
The CPC pipeline transports up to 67 million tons of oil annually from major fields, including Tengiz oil field and Kashagan oil field.
The report notes that roughly two-thirds of Kazakhstan’s oil exports pass through the CPC. It adds that the route has faced repeated disruptions since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
The study suggests these disruptions followed Kazakhstan’s neutral stance on the war, with technical issues reported along the pipeline.
