Baku, Azerbaijan, March 10
By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR will additionally produce 37,960 tons of oil and around 6.75 million cubic meters of gas annually as it has commissioned a well after overhaul on the Gunashli offshore field, SOCAR said in a message March 10.
The daily debit is 104 tons of oil and 18,500 cubic meters of gas are extracted within the range of 2,732-2,713 meters, according to the message.
Gunashli field plays an important role in Azerbaijan's oil and gas industry. The field's shallow part is developed by SOCAR on its own, while its deep-water part is developed jointly with foreign partners.
SOCAR produced 645,100 tons of oil at Azerbaijan’s offshore and onshore fields in January 2017, as compared to 647,000 tons in January 2016.
SOCAR produced 7.52 million tons of oil at Azerbaijan’s offshore and onshore fields in 2016, as compared to 8.16 million tons in 2015. Along with SOCAR, foreign companies also extract oil in Azerbaijan. In total, 41.03 million tons of oil were produced in Azerbaijan in 2016, as compared to 41.58 million tons in 2015, according to SOCAR.
SOCAR includes production associations Azneft (enterprises producing oil and gas onshore and offshore), Azerikimya (chemical enterprises) and Azerigas (distributor of gas), as well as oil and gas processing plants, service companies and the facilities involved in geophysical and drilling operations.
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