Absheron

Azerbaijan reducing water losses

Azerbaijan reducing water losses

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on measures to implement a pilot project on treatment and reuse of wastewater discharged from the Hovsan …

Azerbaijan starts gas production at Absheron

Azerbaijan starts gas production at Absheron

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and France's TotalEnergies have launched output as part of the first phase of developing the Absheron gas condensate field in the Caspian Sea, TotalEnergies said in a press release. …

Azerbaijan expects more gas from Shah Deniz

Azerbaijan expects more gas from Shah Deniz

Azerbaijan expects more gas from the new phase of Shah Deniz in four years’ time, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said, addressing the 4th international conference on “Shaping the Geopolitics of the Greater Eurasia: …

Coldest day of the year in Azerbaijan so far likely Wednesday

Coldest day of the year in Azerbaijan so far likely Wednesday

In Absheron, in the coming days, the air temperature will drop to the minimum this winter, the head of the National Hydrometeorology Service, Umayra Tagiyeva informed. According to her, on February 24, the temperature will drop to -4-5 …

Entry to Baku limited

Entry to Baku limited

In connection with preventive measures on the spread of coronavirus infection (COVID-19), entry to Baku and Sumgayit cities as well as to Absheron region is limited, according to the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers of …

Details of drilling of first well at Absheron field revealed

Details of drilling of first well at Absheron field revealed

The drilling of the second branch of the first well at Azerbaijan's Absheron oil field will start in May 2019, a source in Azerbaijan's oil and gas market said. According to the source, the first branch depth is planned to reach …

Dust-laden air reaches Absheron peninsula

Dust-laden air reaches Absheron peninsula

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has issued a warning that the dust-laden air observed in Baku and the Absheron peninsula will continue to prevail. According to the ministry, on July 26, a dust-scattering …

Hot weather to continue prevailing across Azerbaijan

Hot weather to continue prevailing across Azerbaijan

Hot weather will continue to prevail across Azerbaijan until July 4, the National Department of Hydrometeorology of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources said. "Due to the abnormally hot weather, walking in direct sunlight …

Temperature to decline in Baku

Temperature to decline in Baku

After extreme high weather temperature in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula, the heat wave is expected to decline by 3-5 degrees compared to the previous days. The weather will be changeably cloudy, mainly rainless in Baku and on the …

New drilling rig in Azerbaijan

New drilling rig in Azerbaijan

Ilham Aliyev: "Foreign companies invest in Azerbaijan, but this facility was invested by Azerbaijani state"

 Dust storm from Arabian Desert hits Baku

Dust storm from Arabian Desert hits Baku

The thickness of dust observed over Baku and the Absheron Peninsula for the past two days exceeds the norm, experts of the Environmental Monitoring Department of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources said. The …

 Ilham Aliyev: Absheron gas field has huge potential

Ilham Aliyev: Absheron gas field has huge potential

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Total S.A. Patrick Pouyanne. Ilham Aliyev said that the cooperation with Total has a good history, …