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 , 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 with 24%, Kazakhstan's KazMunayGas (19%), Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company (15%), LUKARCO B.V (12.5%), Mobil Caspian Pipeline Company (7.5%), CPC Company (7%) and Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures Limited (7.5%). (Reporting by Reuters Editing by Mark Potter)
