BAKU, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Oil exports through theBaku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline via Georgia and Turkeydeclined by 0.9 percent year-on year to 21.6 million tonnes inthe first nine months of 2015 from 21.8 million tonnes in thesame period a year ago, a source at Azeri state energy companySOCAR said on Thursday.
The source, who declined to be identified, told Reutersdeclining oil output at the Azeri, Chirag and Guneshli (ACG)oilfields in Azerbaijan operated by Britain's BP led thedecline in exports through the pipeline.
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan increased their exports via BTCto 4.7 million tonnes in January-September from 3.7 milliontonnes a year ago.
Azerbaijan also exports its oil via Russia through theBaku-Novorossiisk pipeline, as well as through the Baku-Supsapipeline via Georgia and by rail via Georgia. (Reporting by Nailia Bagirova; Writing by Margarita Antidze;Editing by Adrian Croft)