Equinor has exited the upstream business in Nigeria and Azerbaijan after completing oil and gas asset sales of $2 billion, the Norwegian energy major said on Monday. Equinor will receive $745 million for its portfolio in Azerbaijan and up to $1.2 billion for the sale of its Nigerian assets, said …
Read More »Azeri Gas Flows Launch to Slovakia as Ukraine Gas Transit Set to Expire
On December 1, Azerbaijan’s state oil company, SOCAR, started supplying natural gas to Slovakia’s Slovenský plynárenský priemysel (SPP), the country’s largest state-owned energy operator. This comes just a month after SPP signed a short-term pilot contract to buy natural gas from Azerbaijan as it prepares for a possible halt to …
Read More »Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Talks Gain Momentum after BRICS Summit
Following months of stalled negotiations, the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process is moving again. Despite the newfound optimism that a deal is close, both sides have given no indication of how they intend to settle major differences. Following a brief meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city …
Read More »Azerbaijan’s Gas Output may Surpass Oil Production, Says Rystad Energy
Azerbaijan’s gas production is poised to outpace its oil output, driven by a series of significant projects in the pipeline, Rystad Energy, an independent research and business intelligence firm, told Trend. The country’s upstream gas sector is on track for substantial growth, aiming to increase gas output by 51% to …
Read More »Azerbaijan’s Renewable Energy Surge: 20 Years of Growth
Analysis of data from the State Statistics Committee, the Ministry of Energy, and the State Agency for Renewable Energy Sources, as compiled by the Media Analysis Center (MTM), reveals significant growth in Azerbaijan’s renewable energy sector, Azernews reports. Since President Ilham Aliyev’s announcement of the “National Program for Renewable Energy …
Read More »Azerbaijan Restarts Controversial Gold Mine
Azerbaijani officials have green-lighted the resumption of operations at a controversial gold mine following a more than year-long hiatus due to public protests over pollution concerns. Trouble at the mine near the village of Soyudlu in western Azerbaijan’s Gadabay District began in mid-2023, when its operator, Anglo Asian Mining, sought …
Read More »Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan Forge Green Energy Export Alliance
Kazakhstan is pressing ahead with Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to develop electricity export capacity, even as Astana faces challenges in securing the power needed to fuel domestic economic growth. The Kazakh Ministry of Energy has published for public comment a draft agreement on its strategic green-energy partnership with Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. …
Read More »Azerbaijan Invites Kazakhstan to Use Oil Pipeline to Georgia
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are discussing the use of the Baku-Supsa pipeline to carry Kazakh crude, media reported, citing a statement by the Kazakh embassy in Baku. “Currently, the parties are exploring the possibilities of further increasing volumes. Kazakhstan is also studying Azerbaijan’s proposal to use the Baku-Supsa oil pipeline. Supplies …
Read More »BP’s Azerbaijani Oil Field could be a Game-Changer for Baku
Azerbaijan will get a welcome earnings boost from BP’s announcement that it has launched production at a new $6-billion facility in Azerbaijan’s giant Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli oil field. The upgrade can boost the field’s output by as much as 25 percent. Dubbed Azeri-Central-East (ACE), the facility consists of a new production platform …
Read More »Azerbaijan Shifts to Renewables Reducing Oil Product Exports
Azerbaijan sharply reduced the export of oil products. In January of this year, Azerbaijan exported 28,058.72 tons of oil products worth 17,434.46 thousand US dollars. The State Customs Committee, the value of the oil products exported by Azerbaijan during the reporting period decreased by 2.6 times and the volume by …
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