ExxonMobil and SOCAR Sign Agreement for Onshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Azerbaijan
ExxonMobil and Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR have signed an agreement for the exploration and production of oil and gas onshore in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, BP is acquiring new offshore fields in the country. According to Reuters, oil production in Azerbaijan primarily relies on mature offshore oil fields in the Caspian …
Indian Ongc Videsh Acquired a Share in the Field in the Caspian Sea
The total investment will be up to $60 million Indian state oil and gas company ONGC Videsh has signed an agreement to purchase from Norway’s Equinor a 0.615% stake in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) offshore oil field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. The company announced this in a …
Italian Saipem Will Carry Out Work at Shah Deniz and ACG for $300 Million
BP has signed a $300 million contract with a consortium led by Italy’s Saipem for work on the Shah Deniz and Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) offshore projects in Azerbaijan. Under the contract, Saipem, in cooperation with BOS Shelf and BOS Shelf International, FZCO agreed with the operator of Azerbaijani projects BP on …
British BP Announced the Start of Oil Production from a New Offshore Platform in Azerbaijan
The British company expects production at ACE to reach about 24 thousand barrels per day in 2024. The British company BP announced the start of oil production from a new platform in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. “As part of the development of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field, the …
Equinor Expects To Close The Deal To Sell Assets To SOCAR In Azerbaijan In Mid-2024
Norwegian Equinor plans to close the deal to sell SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) its assets in Azerbaijan in mid-2024. “The closure (of the transaction – IF) is expected in mid-2024,” Interfax-Azerbaijan cites excerpts from Equinor’s integrated annual report for 2023. In its fourth-quarter 2023 report released in February, …
BP Began A Five-Year 4D Seismic Program At ACG Worth $370 Million
On January 20, 2024, BP began implementing a four-dimensional (4D) seismic exploration program at the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field block in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. “Taking into account the area of the study area, the cost and timing of seismic research, this project is the largest seismic data …
BP Began Drilling the First Production Well from a New Platform at ACG
BP-Azerbaijan announced the start of drilling the first production well from the new Central East Azeri (CEA) platform in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) block in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. “Drilling of the first production well from the CEA platform began on December 4,” the company said in a …
NOV: A History of Weight Saving in the Caspian Sea
With weight and corrosion being critical and continuous drivers for both greenfield and brownfield projects offshore, our Bondstrand™ composite systems provide the trusted solution to reduce total cost of ownership and operational expense. The Azeri—Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) field in the Caspian Sea celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2019, since being awarded …
Hungary’s MOL in Talks for Chevron’s $2 Billion Stake in Giant Azeri oilfield
Hungarian energy firm MOL MOLB.BU is in talks to acquire Chevron’s (CVX.N) stake in a giant oilfield in Azerbaijan for more than $2 billion, according to three banking and industry sources involved in the process. Both Chevron and its larger U.S. rival Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) are seeking to sell their …
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 …