
BP Does Not Rule Out the Possibility of Developing Gas Reserves at the Karabakh Field
BP plc, in addition to oil production, plans to consider the possibility of developing the gas reserves of the Karabakh field in the future, said Colin Allan, Vice President for Finance in the Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey region, at the Baku Energy Forum. “Although at present we are predominantly focused …
SOCAR: Signs MOU with BP for Block D230 in the North Absheron Basin
SOCAR and BP signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly explore potential prospects in block D230 in the North Absheron Basin in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. On this occasion, the companies made following announcement:As part of the government’s plan to ensure that all of Azerbaijan’s offshore …
BP and SOCAR Sign Absheron PSA
BP and SOCAR (the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan) today signed a new production sharing agreement (PSA) to jointly explore for and develop potential prospects in the shallow water area around the Absheron Peninsula in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. This new agreement is part …
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 …
Shah Deniz Major Sales Agreements with European Gas Purchasers Concluded
The Shah Deniz consortium announced today that 25-year sales agreements have been concluded for just over 10 billion cubic metres a year (BCMA) of gas to be produced from the Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan as a result of the development of Stage 2 of the Shah Deniz project. Nine …
Shah Deniz targets Italian and Southeastern European gas markets through Trans Adriatic Pipeline
The Shah Deniz consortium announced today that it has selected the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) to deliver gas volumes from the Shah Deniz stage 2 project to customers in Greece, Italy and Southeast Europe. This is an important milestone in the Shah Deniz consortium’s multi-phased approach to the opening of …