Romanian Energy Minister Virgil Popescu has said that his country supports underwater electricity cable project with Azerbaijan and Georgia. “We are open to possible collaboration between Romania, Azerbaijan and Georgia to build together an underwater cable for the transportation of electricity underneath the Black Sea,” he wrote on his official …
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SOCAR targets net zero emissions in extraction from own sites
“Azerbaijan’s state energy firm SOCAR aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions in early 2022 in extracting oil and gas at its own sites,” SOCAR Vice President on environmental affairs Rafiga Huseynzade told Reuters. “We have been working on that from 2010 within the framework of the World Bank’s Global …
Read More »SOCAR Turkey names new head of Natural Gas Business Unit
Fuad Ibrahimov has assumed the duties of the head of Natural Gas Business Unit of SOCAR Turkey as of January 1, 2022, Trend reports with reference to Turkish media. Reportedly, Fuad Ibrahimov will be responsible for the management of Bursagaz, Kayserigaz and SOCAR Enerji Ticaret companies operating under the unit. Natural Gas …
Read More »Major filling station under construction in liberated Shusha
Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR) President Rovnag Abdullayev has said that a big filling station is under construction in liberated Shusha city, Trend has reported. Abdullayev noted that the country is building filling stations in Aghdam and Fuzuli regions as well. He added that the first filling station has been built in …
Read More »BP Chief Executive Officer: Further expansion of cooperation with Azerbaijan is in line with business interests of BP
“Further expansion of cooperation with Azerbaijan is in line with business interests of BP”, said Chief Executive Officer of BP Bernard Looney as he met with President of Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev at SOCAR’s main office. Emphasizing the importance of the meeting between President Ilham Aliyev and …
Read More »17 graduates of Baku Higher Oil School get jobs with ‘Neftqaztikinti’ trust of SOCAR
Rector of Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) Elmar Gasimov has met with head of the “Neftqaztikinti” trust of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Gaghamali Seyfullayev. At the meeting, which took place in the office of the trust, the conditions created for the newly hired BHOS students and graduates …
Read More »SOCAR, BP eye oil, gas cooperation
Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company President Rovnag Abdullayev and BP Vice-President for Production and Operations Gordon Birrell have discussed bilateral oil and gas cooperation, the company reported on October 26. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the progress of exploratory drilling in the shallow part of the Absheron Peninsula. …
Read More »SOCAR, Naftogaz ink MoU on onshore, offshore technologies development
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR AQS and Ukraine’s Naftogaz have signed a memorandum of understanding on joint cooperation for the development of onshore and offshore technologies. At the same time, Naftogaz signed memorandums of understanding with the United Arab Emirates’ Dragon Oil and the U.S. based Helmerich & Payne Inc., as well as …
Read More »Algerian Sonatrach interested in cooperation with SOCAR
The Algerian company Sonatrach is interested in developing cooperation with Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company (SOCAR). SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev made the remarks at a meeting with Algerian ambassador Salima Abdelhak on October 14. During the meeting, the ambassador noted that Sonatrach is interested in expanding relations with SOCAR, exploring new opportunities …
Read More »German companies soon to launch energy-efficient steam turbine for Azerikimya
Germany’s Uniper and Siemens Energy company will soon launch an energy-efficient steam turbine for Azerikimya production union of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, Tobias Baumann, Executive Board Member of German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce told Trend. “We have a very good project with participation of Uniper, Siemens and Azerikimya on energy-efficient steam …
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