A joint statement on the outcomes of the 7th ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council, held in Baku on the 11th of February 2021 via videoconference, was adopted by co-chairs Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov and European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, as well as European …
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Azerbaijan-Pakistan relations ‘backed by economic interests’ – analyst
Azerbaijan and Pakistan feel the comfort level in expectations to each other, it is mainly because both the nations believe in positivity and productivity, said analyst Shazia Cheema, Trend reports with reference to Pakistan Today. She said there are no hidden agendas or bad intentions between the two countries. “Both …
Read More »Egypt voices interest in restoring Azerbaijan’s liberated lands
Egypt is interested in participating in future projects in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories, Vice Chairman of Egypt’s Dorra Group of companies for construction and engineering Mohamed Hassan has said. He made the remarks during the meeting with the Chairman of Azerbaijan Small and Medium Business Development Agency Orkhan Mammadov on February 8. …
Read More »Russia lifts ban on tomatoes,apples import from 88 Azerbaijani enterprises
Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency and relevant agencies are taking joint measures to lift restrictions on the tomatoes and apple export from Azerbaijan to Russia. As part of the negotiations, the Agency has officially submitted the necessary information about 275 tomato and 37 apple production and exporting companies operating in the …
Read More »Port of Baku receives Turkish export freight trains
Two export trains which arrived in Azerbaijan from Turkey and China were transshipped at the Baku International Sea Trade Port (Port of Baku) on Feb.6, a source in the port told Trend. According to the source, the third export train also arrived at the port. “The train transporting medical and …
Read More »Azerenergy reconstructs largest substation in country
Azerbaijan’s energy providing company Azerenergy is reconstructing the country’s largest vital substation Absheron with the capacity of 500/330/220 kV, the company’s press service has reported. The reconstruction work started a few months ago at the substation, and has involved upgrading of the equipment of 500, 330 and 220 kV outdoor switchgear …
Read More »Caspian Energy Club puts up for sale equity stake in Caspian Energy Russia
The Caspian Energy Club expands its activities in Russia. In order to implement this project, the Caspian Energy Club has put up for sale an equity interest in Caspian Energy Russia. This was said by Chairman and CEO of the Caspian Energy Club Telman Aliyev. As part of the package …
Read More »BP Azerbaijan: Shah Deniz field produced 18.1 billion standard cubic metres of gas in 2020
“In 2020, the Shah Deniz field produced around 18.1 billion standard cubic metres (bcm) of gas and 3.6 million tonnes (29 million barrels) of condensate in total from the Shah Deniz Alpha and Shah Deniz Bravo platforms,” BP Azerbaijan told AZERTAC According to BP Azerbaijan, the existing Shah Deniz facilities’ …
Read More »SOCAR, Italian Maire Tecnimont Group sign two EPC contracts for new generation refining units
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)’s subsidiary Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery has signed two Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts with Tecnimont S.p.A. and KT-Kinetics Technology S.p.A., the subsidiaries of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., as a part of the Modernization and Reconstruction of SOCAR Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery in Baku, …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Japan mull green energy concept for liberated lands
Azerbaijan and Japan have discussed the development of the green energy concept for the liberated territories. During the meeting held between Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry and the representatives of Japanese company TEPSCO in videoconference format, the sides discussed the Japanese practice in the establishment of green energy zones and “smart cities”. …
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