Baku–Batumi oil route
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The Baku–Batumi oil route was a major late-19th and early-20th century pipeline and transport corridor carrying Caspian oil from Baku to the Black Sea port of Batumi, playing a key role in the early global oil trade.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical infrastructure project
ⓘ
oil transport corridor ⓘ pipeline ⓘ |
| carried |
crude oil
ⓘ
kerosene ⓘ |
| commodity | Caspian crude oil ⓘ |
| connects |
Baku
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
contributed to Russian Empire export revenues
ⓘ
stimulated regional trade in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| endPoint | Batumi Black Sea port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Caspian Sea to Black Sea axis ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
pipeline segments
ⓘ
rail links ⓘ storage facilities at Batumi ⓘ |
| historicalEra | industrialization era ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| industry | oil industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Batumi as an oil port
ⓘ
growth of Baku oil industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Caucasus ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Azerbaijan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early long-distance oil transportation
ⓘ
integration of pipeline, rail, and sea transport ⓘ |
| partOf | early global petroleum infrastructure ⓘ |
| peakUse | early 20th century ⓘ |
| portServed | Port of Batumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | export Caspian oil to world markets ⓘ |
| regionServed | Caspian oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seaAccess | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key route in early global oil trade
ⓘ
major export route for Caspian oil ⓘ |
| startingSea | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Baku oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | historical route ⓘ |
| terminusA | Baku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusB | Batumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
supplying European markets with oil
ⓘ
supplying Mediterranean markets with oil ⓘ |
| usesTransportMode |
pipeline
ⓘ
railway ⓘ tanker shipping ⓘ |
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