The Anshad Petrol Joint Venture (JV) sold 24.1 million cu m of vacant gas in January-December 2005 to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), which is for 8.6 million cu m more than 12 months of 2004, SOCAR told Trend.
Anshad Petrol extracts gas on the wells from the contract area Neftechala, Khilli and Babzanan. The JV commenced its first sales of gas in April 2004 in the volume of 2 million cu m.
According to the SOCAR data, Anshad Petrol sold 2.6 million cu m gas in December. SOCAR buys gas from Anshad Petrol at the price of 65,000 AZM (some $13 per 1000 cu m) and sells to Azerigaz JSC, which in its turn distributes the fuel through Aztransgaz Production Association, part of Azerigaz.
Anshad Petrol JV was set up in 1993 between SOCAR and the Turkish Atilla Dogan Petrol based on the former Oil and Gas Producing Unit (OGPU) Neftechalaneft. In 1994-1996, Atilla Dogan Petrol was an operator of Anshad Petrol JV, but since 1997 SOCAR overtook the function. In 1995 the Malaysian Land and General Berhad company became the projects participant, having bought 17.15% from Atilla Dogan Petrols share.