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BTC TO BE FULFILLED FROM 2005
Baku, IAA "Trend" April 14 corr. P.Kesamanski
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export oil pipeline
will be fulfilled with oil starting in January 2005,
David Woodward, BP Azerbaijani President,
told a news conference on Wednesday.
He said the fulfillment of the pipeline would be possible
only after production of first oil from the
Central Azeri field and readiness of necessary
infrastructure.
Woodward noted two months were needed
to fulfill the pipeline and it would be possible
to expect delivery of the fist tanker
with Azeri oil from Ceyhan starting in May 2005.
He did not exclude that production of first oil
from the Central Azeri field could be achieved
ahead of the schedule.
Speaking on oil need for fulfilling BTC, Woodward stressed
it would be produced from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG)
contract area.
As to oil production from the Chirag field BP Azerbaijan
President its volume forecasted for
2005 would not differ from 2004 figure
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