Kazakhstan plans to increase oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline as it deepens strategic ties with Georgia, following talks between President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in Astana.
The announcement comes as Kazakhstan continues to diversify its export routes through the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor.
Transit volumes along the route have grown nearly fourfold over the past five years. By 2029, Kazakhstan expects up to 3,000 container trains to operate annually along the corridor linking China with Europe via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
"We plan to increase oil shipments through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. Work is already underway within the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation, and I hope today’s meeting will help set new priorities for the future," said Tokayev.
Astana also plans to strengthen its presence in Georgia's Black Sea ports.
Alongside the Batumi oil terminal, owned by Kazakhstan's KazTransOil, the country is expanding logistics infrastructure in Poti, where a new multimodal terminal opened last year with Kazakh investment. Officials also identified the future deep-sea port of Anaklia as another promising project.
