Two new contracts have been awarded for the Shah Deniz 2 project offshore Azerbaijan.
A $297-million contract for the supply of the subsea production system hardware…
READ MOREDenis LEMARCHAL
Managing Director
TOTAL E&P ABSHERON
Oil reserves7 billion barrels
Oil production722,000 bopd
Gas reserves2.5 tcm
Gas production31.8 bcm
Azerbaijan’s energy industry is one of the world’s oldest and remains a crucial hydrocarbons supplier in the Caspian Sea region. Its offshore basins hold significant reserves that are produced mainly by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic. The NOC is responsible for negotiating and signing PSCs and developing the nation’s resources. BP is the largest foreign investor in the nation and has operated in the country since 1992.
Most of the country’s oil and gas production is produced from its Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli fields, which is pumped onshore by pipeline to the Sangachal terminal south of Baku. Much of the oil produced is exported towards Europe through an 850-kilometre pipeline to its neighbour, Georgia.
The country is transitioning its energy industry from its traditionally oil-centric production to becoming a growing gas producer and exporter. The Shah Deniz field located 70 kilometres from Baku in water depths of up to 1,600 metres is one of the world’s largest gas and condensate fields and accounts for most Azerbaijan’s natural gas reserves. The development produced its first gas in 2006.
While practical development of renewable energy sources has been limited, the country has significant potential. Azerbaijan generates about 8% of its electricity from large hydropower installations. The country aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by 2030 from its emissions figures in 1990, which will involve revamping a substantial energy industry that accounts for the majority of its GDP and around 90% of its exports.
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