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Azerbaijan to increase gas production by 20% by year-end

Azerbaijan to increase gas production by 20% by year-end

Azerbaijan will increase gas production by 20% by the end of 2019, SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said at the Caspian Oil & Gas Conference in Baku. According to him, gas production increased significantly …

Azerbaijan to prepare TANAP for testing in summer

Azerbaijan to prepare TANAP for testing in summer

Azerbaijan expects to fully prepare the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) in June 2019 for the start of test gas supplies to Europe, Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR said. The final phase of the work as part of the …

Around 98% of TAP pipes back-filled in Albania

Around 98% of TAP pipes back-filled in Albania

Around 98% of pipes of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) are back-filled in Albania, TAP AG consortium said in a statement. "In April 2016, the first TAP pipes arrived in Albania shipments of steel pipes, equipment and machinery …

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 …

Georgia to increase Azerbaijani gas import

Georgia to increase Azerbaijani gas import

The two most important strategic segments of the gas market of Georgia - the population and the production of electricity - will be provided by Azerbaijani gas, Georgia's Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia …

Azerbaijan and Italy discuss TAP and other energy issues

Azerbaijan and Italy discuss TAP and other energy issues

Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov and the head of the Italian delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Deputy Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament …

Almost 100% of TAP project complete in Greece and Albania

Almost 100% of TAP project complete in Greece and Albania

About 98% of pipes needed for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, are in the ground in Greece and Albania, the TAP AG consortium said in a message. "In February 2013, …

Trans Adriatic Pipeline more than 85% complete

Trans Adriatic Pipeline more than 85% complete

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project, which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, is 85.2% completed as of late January 2019, according to the website of TAP AG consortium. According to the statement, TAP is …

Southern Gas Corridor construction nearing completion

Southern Gas Corridor construction nearing completion

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project, which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, is more than 84% complete, TAP Managing director Luca Schieppati said at the European Gas Conference in Vienna. …

How Azerbaijan has avoided the resource curse

How Azerbaijan has avoided the resource curse

If you are a fund manager based in one of the EU member states you should open your eyes to investment opportunities in Azerbaijan. The energy-rich former Soviet republic on the southwest shore of the Caspian Sea is diversifying its economy. …

Shah Deniz celebrates 100 bcm of gas production

Shah Deniz celebrates 100 bcm of gas production

Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz celebrates 100 billion cubic metres (bcm) of total gas production, according to BP. "The milestone was achieved at the end of December, exactly 12 years after we first announced the start-up of …

Construction of Southern Gas Corridor nearing completion

Construction of Southern Gas Corridor nearing completion

About 82% of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project has been completed, the TAP AG consortium, which is engaged in construction of the pipeline, said in a message. "The TAP pipeline construction is well underway... We are …

7th International Caspian Energy Forum Baku-2018 kicks off

7th International Caspian Energy Forum Baku-2018 kicks off

The 7th International Caspian Energy Forum Baku-2018 has opened in the Azerbaijani capital today. The opening ceremony was started with a video message addressed to the forum by European Commission Vice-President for Energy …