Azeri crude exports via Novorossiysk drop 13.1% in Jan-Jul 2013

Azeri crude oil exports via the port of Novorossiysk in January-July 2013 declined by 13.1% compared with the same period in 2012 to 994.99 million tonnes, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) statistics said.

In July shipments of Azerbaijan crude oil through Novorossiysk totaled 169.67 million tonnes, a 6.3% gain from the same period a year ago.