SOCAR Midstream Operations LLC (legal name: SOCAR Midstream Operations MMC) is a wholly-owned affiliate of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), established in the first quarter of 2015. Headquartered in Baku, it represents Azerbaijan's strategic interests in major onshore oil and gas export pipelines and facilities.
The company provides shareholder governance for key pipelines including the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil export pipeline, South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP), Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), and Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). It serves as commercial operator for the SCP, technical advisor for the Western Route Export Pipeline (WREP), and oversees operational management for TANAP.
In oil midstream operations, SOCAR Midstream Operations manages Azerbaijan's side of crude oil transit projects, such as the transport of Kazakh oil from Aktau port via the Caspian Sea to the Sangachal Terminal, followed by delivery through the BTC pipeline to Ceyhan for export. Cumulative volumes transited have reached 4 million tonnes, primarily from the Tengiz and Kashagan fields.
Also known as SOCAR-ın törəmə müəssisəsi “SOCAR Midstream Operations” MMC, SOCAR MGO, and SMGO.
427th Kazakhstan shipment left Aktau on Mar 12, arrived Sangachal on Mar 13; oil from Tengiz and Kashagan fields delivered to Sangachal, then sent via BTC pipeline to Ceyhan for export.
Transit of Kazakh oil via Azerbaijan reaches 4 million tons: 3.8 Mt from Tengiz, 0.2 Mt from Kashagan. 427th shipment left Aktau Mar 12; oil moves Aktau-Sangachal-BTC-Ceyhan for export.
