President Ilham Aliyev congratulates oil workers

"I would like to congratulate the oil workers on the upcoming professional holiday and wish them continued success. Oil workers have always enjoyed great respect in Azerbaijan. It is still the case today, and the work of oil workers is true heroism. An oil worker's profession is both respectable and risky, and I want to say again that their work is real heroism. At the same time, oil workers have contributed a great deal to the successful development of our country,"  President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with Azerbaijan Television, Public Television, and Real Television on September 19, after a groundbreaking ceremony for the Absheron field offshore operations at the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deep Water Jackets Plant.

"Today, the key part of the country's economy is associated with the oil and gas sector, which will continue to be the case for many years to come. I am not saying that other sectors are not developing, but no matter how much they may develop, they will not be able to soon catch up with oil and gas revenues. At the same time, our new projects such as Absheron today, Garabagh a month ago, and other projects' implementation will further reinforce the important role of the oil and gas factor. I have always been proud to have spent nine years of my life at the State Oil Company, and as a colleague of oil workers, I sincerely congratulate them and wish them continued success," head of state noted.