Kazakhstan plans to increase oil shipments through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline to 1.7 million metric tons in 2027, the country's Ministry of Energy said.

"The plan for 2027 is expected to be at the level of 1.7 million tons," the ministry's press service stated, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

The ministry forecasts that oil supplies along this route will reach 1.6 million tons this year. If the 2026 target is met, shipments in 2027 will increase by 6.25%.

According to the ministry, Kazakhstan has already transported 1.32 million metric tons of oil through this route over the first 10 months of the year.

"The Azerbaijani side expressed readiness to increase the intake of our oil to up to 2.2 million tons per year," the ministry added.