Caspian Sea News


TPAO Eyes Karabakh Offshore Expansion with SOCAR

Sep 14, 2026

Turkey's state oil company TPAO plans to expand its cooperation with Azerbaijan's SOCAR to explore new offshore areas, including the Karabakh oil and gas field, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and TPAO CEO Can Ergin said.TPAO-SOCAR cooperation in Azerbaijan…

BP Completes Central Azeri Platform Maintenance, Ramps Up Production

Aug 26, 2026

BP has completed a planned maintenance program on the Central Azeri platform in Azerbaijan's Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) field ahead of schedule.The turnaround began on August 19 and was originally scheduled to last 11 days. BP said…

TotalEnergies Nears Development Decision on Absheron Phase Two

Jun 04, 2026

TotalEnergies expects to move ahead with the second development phase of Azerbaijan's Absheron gas-condensate field by end-2026, Emmanuel de Guillebon, managing director of TotalEnergies Azerbaijan, said.The project is currently at the tendering stage…

BP Launches Gas Production at Azerbaijan’s Giant ACG Field

Jun 01, 2026

BP and its partners have started non-associated gas (NAG) production at the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field offshore Azerbaijan, marking the first commercial gas production from one of the world's largest oil-producing fields.The initial gas…

KBR-SOCAR Joint Venture Secures Work for BP in Azerbaijan

Jul 15, 2025

KBR and SOCAR, through their joint venture SOCAR-KBR, have been awarded two contracts by BP in Azerbaijan - one to support the Sangachal Terminal Electrification (STEL) project, Azerbaijan’s largest oil and gas reception terminal, and another for the Shah Deniz compression (SDC) gas field project…

CNOOC Signs Hydrocarbons Exploration and Production Deal with Kazakhstan

Jun 24, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed production and exploration contract with Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and state-owned operator KazMunayGas (KMG) for Zhylyoi Subsoil Area…

TPAO, SOCAR and BP to Ink Caspian Sea Oil and Gas Production Deal

Jun 02, 2025

Turkish state oil company TPAO will sign a gas production-sharing agreement with Azerbaijan's SOCAR and BP for the Shafaq-Asiman offshore block on the Caspian sea, Turkey's energy minister said on Monday.'Today, we are taking further steps with…

ADNOC’s XRG Partners Up with Petronas for Offshore Gas Block in Caspian Sea

May 14, 2025

XRG, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Petronas and the Turkmenistan State Enterprise Hazarnebit have signed a new Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with the State Concern Turkmennebit for the offshore Block I gas and condensate fields in Turkmenistan…

Op-Ed: Kazakhstan’s National O&G Firm Positioning Itself as Global Energy Player

Mar 28, 2025

The following article is an op-ed piece authored by Askhat Khassenov, Chairman of KazMunayGas (KMG), Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, who discusses how KMG is positioning itself as a strategic global energy player by forming key international partnerships…

BP Eyes New Oil Prospects in Azeri Caspian Sea

Mar 14, 2025

BP plans to explore for new oil fields in the Azeri Caspian Sea, BP's upstream chief Gordon Birrell told Reuters.BP is already working on stemming declining output at producing fields in the Caspian Sea, namely the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) complex of oilfields and the Shah Deniz gas field…

Six New Gas Wells in Line for BP’s Shah Deniz Field in Caspian Sea

Feb 11, 2025

BP plans to add six new wells to its operation in Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz gas field in the Caspian Sea to ensure stable production in the years ahead, a senior manager at the international energy major told Reuters.BP currently operates 21 gas wells in Shah Deniz…

Kazakhstan Looks to Improve Oil Production Agreements Terms

Jan 28, 2025

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday ordered the government to step up talks with international oil majors about an extension of existing production sharing agreements (PSA) on 'better terms'.The central Asian country is one of…

BP Restarts Shah Deniz Gas Platform Off Azerbaijan

Jan 20, 2025

BP, operator of the Shah Deniz gas and condensate field development project in Azerbaijan, said on Sunday it had restarted production at the Shah Deniz Alpha gas platform as of late Saturday.'Previously, a technical problem with the subsea condensate…

Technical Issue Shuts Down BP’s Caspian Sea Gas Platform

Jan 10, 2025

BP said on Friday it had suspended the work of its Shah Deniz Alfa (SDA) platform after detecting a technical issue at the subsea gas condensate export line between the platform and the Sangachal terminal.'All people on the platform are safe and there is no environmental impact…

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