Azerbaijan increases gas production by over 13% this year

From January through July 2022, Azerbaijan produced 27.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas, Report informs, citing the country’s Energy Ministry.

According to the ministry, this figure is 13.3% or 3.2 billion cubic meters more than in the first seven months of 2021.

The ministry said that 7.9 billion cubic meters of gas were produced from the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field block, and 14.8 billion cubic meters from Shah Deniz. The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) accounted for 4.6 billion cubic meters of the produced gas.