Azerbaijan and Georgia have agreed to restore the Baku–Supsa oil pipeline
Azerbaijan and Georgia have reached an agreement to resume operations on the Baku–Supsa oil pipeline, which will increase the transit of Caspian oil to European markets.
This was reported by Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvirivishvili, according to Report.az.
According to her, the agreement was signed during a visit by a Georgian delegation to Baku for the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13).
“Restoring the pipeline, which has not been operational in recent years, is of great importance both for regional energy cooperation and for strengthening Georgia’s role as a transit country. Following the negotiations, the Georgian government decided to begin cooperation with SOCAR, and this will allow us to restore the pipeline’s operation through joint efforts,” Kvirivishvili stated.
The Baku–Supsa oil pipeline was commissioned in 1999; it is 837 km long and has a capacity of over 7 million tons of oil per year. Transit via this route was halted in the spring of 2022, after which exports were primarily carried out via the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline.
In addition to restoring the oil pipeline, the parties signed a joint communiqué covering:
- natural gas supplies to Georgia;
- the extension of transit agreements for gas exports to international markets;
- electricity supply and transit through Georgia to Turkey;
- the modernization of the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway project.
An agreement was also reached to sign an operating agreement between SOCAR and the Georgian side regarding the management of the Western Export Pipeline section and the infrastructure of the Supsa port.
Other decisions include the resumption of daily passenger rail service on the Baku–Tbilisi–Baku route starting May 26, 2026.
As a reminder, the United Arab Emirates plans to accelerate the construction of a new oil pipeline, which will allow for a significant increase in export capacity through the port of Fujairah by 2027. The project is intended to reduce the country’s dependence on the Strait of Hormuz as a key oil supply route.
European Council President António Costa expressed gratitude to Ukraine for restoring operations on the Druzhba oil pipeline, which had been damaged as a result of Russian attacks.
