July 2001
Table 1.
Caspian Sea Region Oil and Natural Gas Reserves
|
|
Proven Oil Reserves
|
Possible Oil Reserves
|
Total Oil Reserves
|
Proven Gas Reserves
|
Possible Gas Reserves
|
Total Gas Reserves
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
3.6-12.5 BBL
|
32 BBL
|
36-45 BBL
|
11 Tcf
|
35 Tcf
|
46 Tcf
|
|
Iran*
|
0.1 BBL
|
15 BBL
|
15 BBL
|
0 Tcf
|
11 Tcf
|
11 Tcf
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
10.0-17.6 BBL
|
92 BBL
|
102-110 BBL
|
65-70 Tcf
|
88 Tcf
|
153-158 Tcf
|
|
Russia*
|
2.7 BBL
|
14 BBL
|
17 BBL
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
0.5 BBL
|
80 BBL
|
81 BBL
|
101 Tcf
|
159 Tcf
|
260 Tcf
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
0.6 BBL
|
2 BBL
|
3 BBL
|
66 Tcf
|
35 Tcf
|
101 Tcf
|
|
Total
|
17.5-34 BBL
|
235 BBL
|
253-270 BBL
|
243-248 Tcf
|
328 Tcf
|
571-576 Tcf
|
*only the regions near the Caspian are
included
BBL = billion barrels, Tcf = Trillion Cubic Feet
Table 2. Caspian
Sea Region Oil Production and Exports
(thousand barrels
per day)
|
|
Production (1990)
|
Est. Production
(2000)
|
Possible Production
(2010)
|
Net Exports (1990)
|
Est. Net Exports
(2000)
|
Possible Net Exports
(2010)
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
259.3
|
280
|
1,200
|
76.8
|
155
|
1,000
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
602.1
|
693
|
2,000
|
109.2
|
452
|
1,700
|
|
Iran*
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Russia**
|
144.0
|
11
|
300
|
0.0
|
7
|
300
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
124.8
|
148
|
200
|
69.0
|
83
|
150
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
86.2
|
152
|
200
|
-168.1
|
16
|
50
|
|
Total
|
1,216.4
|
1,284
|
3,900
|
86.9
|
713
|
3,200
|
*only the regions near the Caspian are
included
** includes Astrakhan, Dagestan, and the North Caucasus region bordering
the Caspian Sea
Table 3. Caspian
Sea Region Natural Gas Production and Exports
(billion cubic
feet per year)
|
|
Production (1990)
|
Est. Production
(2000)
|
Possible Production
(2010)
|
Net Exports (1990)
|
Est. Net Exports
(2000)
|
Possible Net Exports
(2010)
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
349.6
|
212
|
1,100
|
-271.9
|
0
|
500
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
251.2
|
170
|
1,100
|
-257.0
|
-220
|
350
|
|
Iran*
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Russia**
|
219.0
|
30
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
3,099.5
|
1,660
|
3,900
|
2,539.0
|
1,200
|
3,300
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
1,439.5
|
1,960
|
2,400
|
102.5
|
500
|
700
|
|
Total
|
5,358.8
|
4,032
|
8,500
|
2,112.6
|
1,480
|
4,850
|
*only the regions near the Caspian are
included
** includes Astrakhan, Dagestan, and the North Caucasus region bordering
the Caspian Sea
Table 4. Oil
Export Routes in the Caspian Sea Region
|
Name/Location
|
Route
|
Crude Capacity
|
Length
|
Cost Estimate
|
Status
|
|
Atyrau-Samara
|
Atyrau (Kazakhstan)-Samara (Russia)
|
Originally 200,000 bbl/d, increased to 300,000
bbl/d
|
432 miles
|
Increase in capacity cost approximately
$37.5 million
|
Existing pipeline upgraded by adding pumping
and heating stations, increasing capacity
|
|
Baku-Ceyhan "Main Export Pipeline"
|
Baku (Azerbaijan)-Tbilisi (Georgia)-Ceyhan
(Turkey)
|
1.0 million bbl/d
|
approximately 1,038 miles
|
$2.8-$2.9 billion
|
Basic engineering study completed May 2001;
6-month detailed engineering study began June 2001. Construction
scheduled to begin in 2002, with completion targeted for 2004.
|
|
Baku-Supsa, AIOC "Early Oil" Western
Route
|
Baku (Azerbaijan)-Supsa (Georgia)
|
100,000 bbl/d; proposed upgrades to 300,000
bbl/d to 600,000 bbl/d
|
515 miles
|
$600 million before upgrade
|
Exports began in April 1999; approximately
90,000 bbl/d exported via this route in 2000
|
|
Baku-Novorossiisk, Northern Route
|
Baku (Azerbaijan)-Novorossiisk (Russia)
via Chechnya
|
100,000 bbl/d capacity; possible upgrade
to 300,000 bbl/d
|
868 miles; 90 miles are in Chechnya
|
$600 million to upgrade to 300,000 bbl/d
|
Exports began late 1997; exports in 2000
averaged only 10,000 bbl/d
|
|
Baku-Novorossiisk, Chechnya bypass with
link to Makhachkala
|
Baku (Azerbaijan) via Dagestan to Tikhoretsk
(Russia); connecting to Novorossiisk (Russia)
|
2000 pipeline capacity: 120,000 bbl/d (rail
and pipeline: 160,000 bbl/d)
2005
- 0.36 million bbl/d
|
204 miles
|
$140 million
|
Completed April 2000. 11-mile spur connects
bypass with Russia's Caspian port of Makhachkala.
|
|
Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC)
|
Tengiz (Kazakhstan)-Novorossiisk (Russia)
|
564,000 bbl/d in Phase 1; 1.35-million bbl/d
peak
|
990 miles
|
$2.3 billion for Phase 1; $4.2 billion total
when completed
|
Launched in March 2001. First tanker loading
at Novorossiisk set for Aug. 6, 2001; peak 2015
|
|
Gardabani-Batumi Pipeline
|
Gardabani (Azerbaijan)-Batumi (Georgia)
oil refinery
|
N/A
|
Rebuild of an existing pipeline
|
N/A
|
The World Bank and the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development are providing financing
|
|
Iran-Azerbaijan
|
Baku (Azerbaijan)-Tabriz (Iran)
|
200,000 bbl/d to 400,000 bbl/d
|
N/A
|
$500 million
|
Proposed by TotalFinaElf
|
|
Iran Oil Swap Pipeline
|
Iranian Caspian port of Neka-Tehran
|
175,000 bbl/d, rising to 370,000 bbl/d
|
208 miles
|
$400-$500 million
|
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