?IOC suspended Baku-Supsa pipeline operation

AIOC representative told Trend about it.

During the pipeline’s scheduled operation suspension its technical servicing will be carried out, particularly, some equipment will be replaced.  It is the first scheduled halt in the current year.

AIOC suspended on 1 August also the operation of the Georgian terminal in Supsa, and also according to the schedule, where the oil comes from the Azeri-Chirag-Gyuneshli (ACG) oil field.  Replacement of one of the hoses there, through which the oil from the Supsa terminal is delivered to the sea oil loading point, is supposed.

?IOC does not plan to suspend the Azeri Light oil extraction from ACG at the moment of the scheduled suspension of the both objects operation. AIOC has the possibility to store 1 million barrels oil at the Supsa terminal and up to 4 million barrels at the Sangachal terminal.