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Major events in Caspian countries' oil and gas industry for last week (Jan.12-16)

Analysis Materials 19 January 2015 16:31 (UTC +04:00)

SOCAR completes construction of new facility in Caspian Sea

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has completed the construction and installation work at a new gas-lift compressor station.

The construction of the station started in 2009 by request of SOCAR's Azneft production association.

Alongside with facilitating the operation of wells with gas-lift method, the new platform will allow to ensure the regulation of the gas-lift system of all platforms at the field. It will also allow trapping and transporting the gas emitted into the atmosphere.

The capacity of the new station installed at a sea depth of 87 meters is equal to 3 million cubic meters per day.

The new facility is located in the shallow part of the Guneshli field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea.

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