MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Caspian Pipeline
Consortium (CPC) increased crude oil exports by 7% in January
from the same month a year ago to 6.116 million metric tons
(1.55 million barrels per day), industry sources told Reuters on
Tuesday.
CPC declined to comment.
CPC, which transports Kazakh oil via a Black Sea terminal,
lifted oil exports last year by 8% to 63.474 million tons. It
plans to raise shipments to more than 70 million tons this year.
The consortium handles more than 80% of oil exported from
Kazakhstan.
The main CPC shareholders are Russian oil pipeline monopoly
Transneft TRNF_p.MM with 24%, Kazakhstan's KazMunayGas
KMGZ.KZ (19%), Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company
CVX.N (15%), LUKARCO B.V LKOH.MM (12.5%), Mobil Caspian
Pipeline Company (7.5%), CPC Company (7%) and Rosneft-Shell
Caspian Ventures Limited ROSN.MM SHEL.L (7.5%).
(Reporting by Reuters
Editing by Mark Potter)