Osman Geksel, the Project Director of the Turkish section of the BTC, told Trend that the Azerbaijani oil running via the BTC oil pipeline will reach a terminal in the Ceyhan port no later than May 27, 2006, while the official ceremony will be held on July 13.

Geksel said that in the next 4 days the oil will reach the last pump station located near Sivas city, while in the first half of May it will get the Sivas-Ceyhan section.

"The fulfillment of the first tanker in the Ceyhan port with the Azerbaijani oil is scheduled for 27 May," he concluded.