BP to shut Baku-Ceyhan for 2-3 days end Sept-source

BAKU, Sept 9 (Reuters) - BP (BP.L) will halt the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline for two to three days in late September for minor maintenance, a source at Azeri national oil company SOCAR said on Tuesday.

The work will include checks on valves like the one that caused a fire last month, halting the pipeline for 20 days, the source said. The pipeline's current capacity is 900,000-950,000 barrels per day, or about 1 percent of world supply.

The stoppage will not affect output from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli oilfield, the main source of oil for the Baku-Ceyhan line, the source said. (Reporting by Afet Mekhtieva)