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BP says it is on track to transfer running of BTC pipeline to Azerbaijan's SOCAR 

Tue, 02nd Jun 2026 08:04

June 2 (Reuters) - ​British ⁠energy major ​BP said on Tuesday it ​was ‌on track to ⁠hand over ⁠the running ​of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline to Azerbaijan’s SOCAR from ​July ‌1 as part of a contractual obligation.

Giovanni ​Cristofoli, BP's regional ‌president for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, ‌made the comments in a statement, stressing that ​the move was not ‌about BP divesting and that it ⁠was "excited" ⁠to see ‌SOCAR take over as ​the pipeline's ​operator. (Reporting ‌by Reuters, Writing by Alessandra Prentice Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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