BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 6. Azerbaijan has restored vast oil-contaminated lands in 2022, a source familiar with the matter told Trend.
The Azneft production union has recultivated 27.07 hectares of oil-contaminated areas, while the Balakhani Oil Company has rehabilitated 12.94 hectares of such territories.
The following table presents the areas recultivated from oil by other companies throughout 2022:
|
Company |
Recultivated area (hectares) |
|
AzerGerneft LLC |
4 |
|
Binagadi Oil |
1.63 |
|
Neftchala Oil company |
0.0118 |
|
Shirvan Operating company |
0.159 |
|
Surakhani oil |
0.3115 |
The volume of oil production in Azerbaijan stood at 24.9 million tons in 2022.
Proven recoverable and expected oil-condensate reserves in Azerbaijan stand at 2.54 billion tons.
More than 65 percent of oil production in Azerbaijan account for the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli block of fields.
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