Meanings of azeri oil in English

Loading of Azeri oil at Ceyhan stopped earlier this week, shipping sources said.

He also signed a memorandum on cooperation in shipping Azeri oil across Ukraine.

Following is a factbox on Georgian and Azeri oil and gas export routes.

The ACG fields still account for the lion's share of Azeri oil output.

BP is heavily involved in Azeri oil exports to Europe.

Azeri oil is of high quality and commands a premium to many other crudes.

Moscow's military intervention in Georgia has disrupted some shipments of Azeri oil through Georgia.

About 100,000 bpd of Azeri oil can be exported that way, analysts say.

The clashes have also increased concern about the security of pipelines that carry Azeri oil and gas to Europe.

Russian troops seized the main East-West highway, and explosions hit the key railway also used to export Azeri oil.

They have raised international concern about stability in the South Caucasus, where pipelines carry Azeri oil and gas to world markets.

BP said exports of Azeri oil by rail to Georgia had stopped because of damage to a railway line in Georgia.

The BTC is an alternative to the Baku-Novorossiisk pipeline that takes Azeri oil to Russia, from where it is sold on to Europe.

BP Plc BP.L said exports of Azeri oil by rail to Georgia had stopped because of damage to a railway line in Georgia.

While the conflict has disrupted Azeri oil shipments through Georgia, analysts said this latest development was having little influence on oil prices so far.

The railway line can carry between 50,000 barrels per day and 70,000 bpd of Azeri oil to Batumi, Wine said.