Azerbaijan

An explosion has cut oil flows through the Turkish section of the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, according to local media reports. While the cause of the blast has not been confirmed, it... 2008-11-06

The deputy general director of Russia's Gazprom Neft, Boris Zilbermints, has said that his company is looking to acquire shares in Kazakhstan's MangistauMunaiGaz (MMG) alongside... 2008-07-04

Iranian energy minister Parviz Fattah has been holding talks with officials in Baku to try to win support for Iran's participation in the planned Nabucco gas pipeline.

Energy ministers from Bulgaria and Azerbaijan have signed a Protocol of Intentions in Baku over the supply of Azeri gas to Bulgaria. The agreement provides for a contract between... 2008-06-06

The head of BP in Azerbaijan, Bill Schrader, has said that the company plans to resume pumping oil volumes this year from its Caspian fields via the Baku-Supsa pipeline to Georgia... 2008-06-05

Azeri state oil company Socar has said it may revive a contract with French major Total for the exploration and development of the Absheron peninsula on the Caspian Sea.

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has ratified an agreement under which Kazakhstan will provide oil export volumes for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline.

Iran has announced that it is interesting in buying a significant amount of gas from Azerbaijan's second phase of the Shah Deniz gas field development in the Caspian Sea.

The Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) has announced the start-up of oil production from its Deep Water Gunashli (DWG) platform complex.

Azerbaijan's state-controlled oil company Socar is unwilling to begin talks on expanding the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline until it ensures the development will be profitable... 2008-03-13