TBILISI, March 7 – Georgia’s domestic intelligence service has opened an investigation after public statements about alleged terrorism-linked activity inside the country, and summoned ex-defense minister Tina Khidasheli and opposition politician Gubaz Sanikidze for questioning. The case originated in statements by Khidasheli, now head of the Civic Idea organization, made on TV Pirveli, that an … Read more
TBILISI, March 5 – Iran has hinted it might target the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, a crucial oil route supplying nearly 30% of Israel’s oil, Georgia Today reported. An adviser to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps suggested that Tehran might strike energy infrastructure benefiting its adversaries, including Israel. This comes after recent US and Israeli strikes … Read more
TBILISI, December 8 – BP has begun talks with government agencies in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey on handing over the day-to-day operation of two of the South Caucasus region’s most important export pipelines, the Baku–Supsa line and the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. BP confirmed the negotiations to the Azerbaijani outlet Report, noting that both pipelines are … Read more
TBILISI, October 15 – Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are in talks to increase the annual volume of Kazakh oil transported through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline to 7 million tons by 2027, according to Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday. Shahbazov said that since 2023, around 3.4 million tons of Kazakh oil … Read more
TBILISI, October 3 – Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have agreed to boost oil shipments along the Aktau–Baku–Ceyhan route, raising export volumes to 1.7 million tons in 2025. The move will strengthen ties between Baku and Astana and forms part of a bigger geopolitical picture of Caspian energy bypassing Russia, finding its way to a Europe hungry … Read more