Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr S. Aliyev / In October, joint ventures and operating companies working in the on-shore fields of Azerbaijan produced more than 10mln cu m of gas, according to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). From January to October, gas production made up over 116mln cu m of gas, or 5.4% less than last year.
The largest volume of gas production came from the operating company Salyan Oil which is developing the contractual site Kursang-Garabagli, with a total of 40mln cu m. The smallest amount of gas production came from Az.Seng-Li Ltd at only 29,000 cu m.
Below is a summary table of gas production by relevant enterprises and operating companies in January-September 2007 (ths t):
| Joint Ventures and Operating Companies | October 2007 | January-October2007 | % to January-October2006 |
| Salyan Oil | 3952,181 | 39491,595 | 120,1 |
| Shirvan Oil | 1875,965 | 20625,980 | 137,8 |
| OC Karasu | 327,000 | 3931,957 | 126,5 |
| Azgerneft | 25,0 | 245,0 | 100,0 |
| Anshad Petrol | 1274,916 | 20740,013 | 79,8 |
| Gobustan | 922,163 | 20638,279 | 60,5 |
| Az.Seng-Li LLC | 0 | 29,0 | 36,3 |
| Binagadioil | 330,000 | 3652,353 | 73,6 |
| Garachukhur OC | 735,025 | 5823,449 | 95,5 |
| Suraxani Oil Operation | 283,008 | 1597,369 | 163,0 |
| Apsheron Operating LTD | 0 | 0 | - |
| Total | 9725,258 | 116774,995 | 94,6 |