"Shah Deniz" News

Azerbaijan: Shah Deniz Gas Field Nears Plateau as Deep-water Flank Brought Online

Jul 06, 2021

Azeri Shah Deniz giant offshore field is set to near its plateau gas production goal by starting up the East South deep-water flank, project leader BP said on Tuesday.The giant Shah Deniz gas project in the Caspian sea, split into two phases…

Can the Caspian Still Compete for Upstream Capital?

Jun 28, 2021

The Caspian region – home to 6 million barrels of oil equivalent per day of liquids and gas production – has been near the forefront of the global energy sector since the 19th century. It is core to most of the majors and has a resource base that should be primed for longevity…

Azerbaijan Starts Gas Exports to Europe

Jan 04, 2021

Azerbaijan has started commercial natural gas supplies to Europe via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the energy ministry said on Thursday, beginning its push into the lucrative energy market dominated by Russia.The project has the backing…

Azerbaijan Pressing Ahead with Gas Pipeline Extension, Despite War

Nov 06, 2020

Azerbaijan will press ahead with plans to feed natural gas into an extended pipeline network to southern Europe, a senior official said, even as conflict rages for a sixth week in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.Elshad Nassirov, vice-president of Azeri national energy company SOCAR…

Trans Adriatic Pipeline Starts Operations

Nov 17, 2020

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), a European leg of a pipeline carrying gas from the Azeri section of the Caspian Sea, and crossing Greece, Albania, the Adriatic Sea, and Italy, has started commercial operations. TAP is the European part of the Southern Gas Corridor…

BP to Start Shipping Gas from Azerbaijan to Europe by Year-end

Oct 14, 2020

Oil major BP has confirmed plans to start shipping natural gas from Azerbaijan to Europe by the end of the year, as concerns about the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region have heightened.Armenia and Azerbaijan have been involved…

Emerson's Automation Tech for BP's Caspian Sea Platform

Oct 22, 2020

Engineering services giant Emerson has won a $14 million contract to provide automation technologies for the new Azeri Central East offshore platform in the Caspian Sea, the latest development in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli oilfield…

Azerbaijan: Socar Says Oil & Gas Facilities Unaffected by Conflict

Sep 29, 2020

Azeri state energy company SOCAR said on Tuesday the country's oil and gas infrastructure was safe thanks to measures taken by the army over military conflict in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.The worst spate of fighting between Armenia and…

Caspian Drilling & Engineering Firm Wins More BP Work. Hires 71 Workers

Aug 19, 2020

Turan Drilling & Engineering, a Caspian region focused joint venture between KCA Deutag and SOCAR AQS Company, has employed 71 new workers to support the newly awarded contract by BP.Following a $500 million contract award last year, Turan Drilling…

BP: No Plans to Sell Azeri Offshore Fields Despite Renewables Push

Aug 13, 2020

British oil major BP has no plans to scale down its oil and gas business in Azerbaijan amid global plans to rebalance its portfolio towards renewables, Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli, BP's vice president for Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, said.Sources…

BP Shuts Caspian Sea Platform for Maintenance

Jul 30, 2020

BP suspended its Alfa platform in Azerbaijan on Thursday for planned maintenance that will last for five days, it said in a statement.The oil major uses the Alfa platform to produce natural gas at the Shah Deniz gas field in the Caspian Sea…

Trans Adriatic Pipeline: Offshore Construction Completed

Jun 10, 2020

Italian offshore services company Saipem has completed offshore installation works in the Adriatic Sea at the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project.TAP will transport natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz II offshore field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea to Europe…

BP's Azerbaijan Output Drops

May 12, 2020

BP said on Tuesday that oil output at its projects in Azerbaijan declined to 524,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the first quarter of 2020 from 571,000 bpd a year earlier.Associated gas output at the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfields was 7…

Azerbaijan to Produce More Gas, Less Oil in 2020

Feb 10, 2020

Azerbaijan plans to increase natural gas production this year, but slightly lower oil production due to the level of existing reserves, the vice president of state energy company SOCAR said in an interview. Yashar Latifov told Reuters the country planned to produce 38…

BP's Azeri Production Slightly Dips in 2019

Feb 06, 2020

BP said on Thursday that oil output at its projects in Azerbaijan declined slightly last year to 535,000 barrels per day (bpd) or 26 million tonnes for the whole of the year. That was down from 584,000 bpd, or 29 million tonnes, in 2018. Associated…

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