BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug.11
By Leman Zeynalova - Trend:
Shah Deniz, a giant gas and condensate field offshore Azerbaijan, has produced about
145 billion cubic metres of gas and more than 33 million tonnes of condensate since start, Trend reports with reference to bp.
On 4 June, Shah Deniz celebrated the 25th anniversary since the signing of the Shah Deniz PSA. Shah Deniz 2 started up production from the deep-water East South Flank on 30 June following the successful completion of all related offshore construction and commissioning works.
During the first six months, the Shah Deniz field continued to provide deliveries of gas to markets in Azerbaijan (to SOCAR), Georgia (to GOGC and SOCAR), Turkey (to BOTAS) and to BTC Company in multiple locations. Gas deliveries to buyers in Europe that started on 31 December 2020 also continued during the first half of 2021.
In the first half of the year, the field produced 10 billion standard cubic metres (bcm) of gas and around 1.9 million tonnes (15.1 million barrels) of condensate in total from the Shah Deniz Alpha and Shah Deniz Bravo platforms.
The existing Shah Deniz facilities’ production capacity is currently about 70 million standard cubic metres of gas per day or more than 25 bcma.
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