BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 21. In the first nine
months of 2026, Batumi Oil Terminal LLC (BOT), a subsidiary of
KazTransOil JSC, reduced electricity consumption by 23.1% and
natural gas consumption by 41.8% compared with the same period in
2025, according to KazTransOil.
BOT’s electricity consumption totalled 6.599 million kWh in the
first nine months of 2026, down from 8.585 million kWh in the
corresponding period of 2025, a reduction of 1.986 million kWh.
“Natural gas consumption also decreased substantially, falling
to 5.527 million cubic metres from 9.501 million cubic metres in
the first nine months of 2025, a reduction of 3.974 million cubic
metres,” the company said.
Specific electricity consumption per tonne of petroleum products
handled at BOT decreased to 2.29 kWh per tonne, compared with 3.08
kWh per tonne in the same period of 2025, representing a reduction
of approximately 26%.
Specific natural gas consumption per tonne of cargo handled fell
to 4.62 cubic metres, down from 6.59 cubic metres in the first nine
months of 2025, a decrease of approximately 30%.
According to the company, the economic benefit generated by
energy savings from January to September 2026 amounted to $1.617
million.
Batumi Oil Terminal is located on the Black Sea coast in Batumi,
Georgia, and provides services for the transshipment of oil and oil
products from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, and
other countries.
KazTransOil JSC is Kazakhstan’s national oil pipeline operator,
providing oil transportation services to the domestic market, for
transit, and for export.