The second place in terms of oil export volumes was Lukoil OJSC with 6.194 million tonnes (+5.8%, year-on-year).
In the reported period, ТNК-ВР Holding has decreased oil transshipment via port Primorsk by 29.5% to some 4.615 million tonnes. Surgutneftegaz OJSC handled some 4.606 million tonnes (+6.3% as compared with the first half of 2008). In January-June, Gazprom Neft OJSC shipped some 2.919 million tonnes of oil via Primorsk Oil Terminal (-20%, year-on-year). KazTransOil increased oil transshipment by 59%, year-on-year, to some 2.195 million tonnes.
All in all, port Primorsk shipped some 36.858 million tonnes of oil in the first half of the year (-0.96%, year-on-year).
The majority of tankers left Primorsk for the ports of Netherlands (61.2%) and Finland (16%).