“Based on the agreement between Ministries of Defense of Azerbaijan and Russia, it is 4 years now that the Sea Cup contest is held in Baku, at the premises of the Navy Forces”, said the commander of the Navy Forces (NF), rear admiral Subhan Bakirov at the press conference held …
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Lukoil may expand its activity in the Caspian Sea
The head of Russia’s Lukoil company Vahid Alekperov has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, APA-Economics reports citing Russian media. In the appeal, V. Alekperov has requested for permission in order to carry out geological exploration in the three areas (Tuleniy 1, Tuleniy 2 and Tuleniy 3) located in the Russian …
Read More »Russian President signs law on ratifying convention on Caspian Sea’s legal status
Russian President Vladimir Putin inked a law on ratifying the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, TASS reported. The Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea was signed by Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan at the Fifth Caspian summit, which was held in Aktau, …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Russia hold bilateral consultations on Caspian Sea issues
Bilateral consultations between Azerbaijan and Russia on Caspian Sea issues took place on July 4, APA‘s Moscow Bureau reports. Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for the Border and the Caspian Sea issues Khalaf Khalafov, Ambassador-at-large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian …
Read More »Heydar Aliyev rig drills deepest well in Caspian Sea
6th generation semi-submersible drilling rig Heydar Aliyev under Caspian Drilling Company’s (CDC) management sat Caspian Sea record while drilling ABD-001 well on Absheron field where JOCAP (Joined Operating Company Absheron Petroleum a JV SOCAR Absheron 50% – TOTAL E&P Absheron 50%) is operator. On April 15 at 13:00 the well …
Read More »Earthquake hits Caspian Sea
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake has today struck the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea at 13:11, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 kilometers. Tremors were not felt.
Read More »First meeting of High-Level Working Group on Caspian Sea adopts communique
First meeting of High-Level Working Group on Caspian Sea has adopted communique, press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. The communiqué states that, the first meeting of the High-Level Working Group on Caspian Sea was held in Baku on 19-20 February. The delegations of the Republic of Azerbaijan …
Read More »Baku to host first meeting of high-level working group on Caspian Sea issues
Baku will host the first meeting of the working group for implementation of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea to be held Feb. 19-20 with the participation of representatives of the Caspian littoral states, Trend reports with reference to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry Feb. 8. A number …
Read More »Azerbaijan may launch new business right at Caspian Sea
By Narmina Mammadova Officials think about the development of a legal framework that will allow starting industrial fish farming in the Caspian Sea.Director of the Fisheries Research Institute of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Mehman Ahundov, told Sputnik Azerbaijan that it is planned to develop a legal framework in order …
Read More »Nature of Azerbaijan
1. Climate In the plains the summer is hot and dry, autumn is warm and rainy, winter is cool and in spring the weather is irregular. In the mountains there are strong contrasts between wind-free slopes and those exposed to sun and wind. These are the general climatic characteristics of Azerbaijan, which …
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