Azerbaijan Expects to Start Gas Production from Deep Layers of ACG Field Block in 2024 – Ilham Aliyev
Gas production from deep-seated reservoirs (deep-gas) of the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) block of fields is planned by the end of 2024, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. “If everything goes according to our plan, then by the end of next year we will have the first gas production (from deep-seated layers of …
MOL Group Reaches Historic Well-to-Wheel and Diversification Milestone by Bringing Home Azeri Light Crude Oil From Oilfield Co-Owned in Azerbaijan
MOL Group receives shipment of Azeri Light crude oil from ACG field in Azerbaijan, in which MOL is the third largest shareholder Seavelvet tanker carrying 90,000 tons of crude shipped from the Port of Ceyhan in Turkey to Omisalj in Croatia, from where the crude is transported to Slovnaft …
Saipem: Wins $145m Contract in Azerbaijan
Saipem, in consortium with Boshelf LLC and STAR GULF FZCO, has recently been awarded three new contracts by BP for the development of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli oil and gas (ACG) field offshore Azerbaijan. Saipem has been a key contractor in this field since the 1990s. Located in the Caspian Sea at …
The Azerbaijan government and co-venturers sign amended and restated Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli PSA
This press release is issued jointly by SOCAR and the co-venturers in the ACG PSA in Azerbaijan, including BP The Azerbaijan government and the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), together with BP, Chevron, INPEX, Statoil, ExxonMobil, TP, ITOCHU and ONGC Videsh today signed the amended and …
SOCAR and BP-operated AIOC Sign Principles of Agreement on Future Development of the ACG Oil Field in Azerbaijan to 2050
Agreement will lead to further significant investment Current production from ACG is circa 620,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day Will create significant jobs in the years ahead BP will lead the partnership SOCAR (the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan) and AIOC (the Azerbaijan International Operating …
ExxonMobil: Closes Azeri Office Linked to Araz-Alov-Sharg Oilfield Projects Due to Delays
U.S. energy company ExxonMobil has closed one of its offices in Azerbaijan, the country’s tax ministry said on Wednesday, the result of a delayed oil project. The office was linked to an oil production project on the Araz-Alov-Sharg oilfields in the Caspian Sea. The project is frozen until a decision …
KCA Deutag: Wins $1bn All Option Contract from BP in Azerbaijan
Leading global drilling and engineering contractor, KCA Deutag, today announces that it has been awarded two contracts with BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Limited (“BP”). These contracts have a combined value of approximately $360m for the initial contract or $1bn including all options. The first contract has been awarded to our …
GlobalData: Upstream Projects Remain Strong in Kazakhstan While Azerbaijan’s Crude Declines
While Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have added over 1 million barrels per day (mmbd) to the world’s oil supply since 2005, the two countries are now diverging in their ability to grow production and influence global supply, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. Anna Belova, GlobalData’s Senior …
BP Azerbaijan Suspends Operation at Oil Platform in Caspian Sea
BP, the operator of the project of developing the block of oil and gas fields Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG), has suspended the operation of Western Azeri platform to conduct the maintenance work, BP told Trend May 21. According to the plan, oil production from the platform has been suspended for about 22 …
BP: Production Begins at West Chirag in the Caspian Sea
The Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), operated by BP, today announced the start-up of oil production from the West Chirag platform as part of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. Start-up of the West Chirag platform completes the Chirag Oil Project (COP) sanctioned …