BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 16. Gas production in Azerbaijan from January through April 2024 exceeded 16.6 billion cubic meters (bcm), which is 3.2 percent more than in the same period of 2023, Trend reports via the State Statistics Committee.
The production of marketable gas (gas for all types of consumers inside and outside the country) amounted to 12.7 bcm (up 4.3 percent year-on-year).
To note, the country produced 48.5 bcm of gas (an increase of 3.8 percent) in 2023.
At the same time, the production of marketable gas amounted to 36.4 bcm (a growth of 4.2 percent).
The Azerbaijani government forecasts gas production of over 49 bcm in 2024, with marketable gas production reaching 36.78 bcm.