BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 25. Azerbaijan exported 244,000 tons of crude oil and oil products derived from bituminous substances to the UK, valued at $137.3 million, from January through May 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Customs Committee indicates that
this denotes a surge of $108.8 million and 190,500 tons relative to
the corresponding timeframe in 2024, which equates to a 4.8-fold
escalation in monetary value and a 4.6-fold amplification in
throughput.
The United Kingdom positioned itself as the seventh-largest
purchaser of Azerbaijani crude oil within the parameters of this
reporting timeframe.
It is noteworthy that Azerbaijan has engaged in the exportation of
10.4 million metric tons of crude oil, generating a revenue stream
of $5.6 billion across 17 international markets during the period
spanning January to May. In juxtaposition to the corresponding
timeframe of the preceding fiscal year, the export valuation
experienced a decrement of $615.9 million, equating to a
contraction of 9.8 percent, whereas the throughput exhibited an
augmentation of 493,400 tons, reflecting a growth of 5 percent.