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10 June 2009 [12:48]
10 June 2009 [11:09]
Azerbaijan interested in providing energy security, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said at an "Energy security: challenges and new opportunities" workshop.
10 June 2009 [09:19]
Interview Day.Az with Energy Commissioner EU Andris Piebalgs
09 June 2009 [14:57]
The automated system of railway tickets sale will be applied in Ganja on June 15, said spokesman of the Azerbaijan Railway Company Nadir Azmamedov.
09 June 2009 [13:10]
Russian mobile operator MTC is considering possible purchase of assets in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, said chief executive of the company Mikhail Shamolin, according to the Azerbaijan Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies.
08 June 2009 [11:03]
Works to prepare the feasibility study of the Transcaspian project might be launched in the second half of 2009, according to the president of National company Kazmunaugaz Kayrgeldi Kabildin.
08 June 2009 [09:26]
In January-May of 2009 the department of marketing and economic operations of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan exported 99.541 tons of motor gasoline, said the press service for SOCAR, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
08 June 2009 [09:03]
The Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard in Nizhni Novgorod (Russia) has recently launched tanker of project 19619 for the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company into the sea, reports the press service for the MNP group (that includes the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard).
06 June 2009 [10:27]
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are strategic partners and the co-operation between countries is predetermined for many years, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan Latif Gandilov said in an interview with Trend News.
05 June 2009 [11:30]
Azerbaijan's investment opportunities have been represented in London based International Centre of Financial Services.
05 June 2009 [09:40]
Chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliamentary Committee on Legal Policy and State Building Ali Huseynov doubts about professionalism of a report on corruption designed by the international organization Transparency International.
05 June 2009 [09:28]
The intergovernmental agreement on the Nabucco project might be signed in coming weeks, said project general director Reinhard Mitchek at a conference "Caspian Oil and Gas 2009" in Baku.
05 June 2009 [09:00]
"I think it would be expedient to construct one or two more platforms for the safe development of the Shah Deniz field, said SOCAR first vice president Khoshbakht Yusifzade.
04 June 2009 [13:41]
About 8 billion cubic meters of the 27 billion cubic meters to be produced in Azerbaijan this year will be exported, SOCAR Vice president for Investments and Marketing Elshad Nasirov said at a conference Oil&Gas 2009 in Baku.
04 June 2009 [13:14]
Work is held for the sharp reduction in Internet tariffs in Azerbaijan, said deputy Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Iltimas Mamedov.
04 June 2009 [12:59]
Moscow will host a conference of the business circles of Russia and Azerbaijan, said trade representative of Russia in Azerbaijan Yuri Shedrin at a press conference Thursday, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
04 June 2009 [12:39]
"We can assist Azerbaijan in exporting gas to Turkey, said Seyid Rza Huseyni, director on planning of the national gas company of Iran, attending the Baku-hosted international exhibition.
04 June 2009 [12:34]
04 June 2009 [11:44]
1421 foreigners got individual permission to work in Azerbaijan in January-May of 2009, said chief of department of migration at Azerbaijan's Ministry of Labor and Social Protection Rauf Taghiyev.
04 June 2009 [09:18]
03 June 2009 [17:29]
Officials of the Egypt Ministry of Tourism, tourism firms and media representatives familiarized with the tourism potential of Azerbaijan under steering support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as well as the Azerbaijani embassy to Egypt, reports Day.Az with reference to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
03 June 2009 [17:06]
Azerbaijan is currently holding negotiations regarding routes of gas to be produced from Shah Deniz field in several directions, according to Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan Natig Aliyev.
03 June 2009 [16:24]
Azerbaijan plans to produce about 50 million tons of oil in 2009 compared to 44.5 million tons in 2008, SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said.
03 June 2009 [16:12]
Azerbaijan has potential to export 30 billion cubic meters of gas per year within 30 years as part of the South Energy Corridor, i.e. new direction of fuel deliveries, President of StatoilHyidro Azerbaijan Christian Hausken said on June 3.
03 June 2009 [13:41]
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will start negotiating on construction of a nuclear reactor in Baku.
03 June 2009 [13:29]
The delegation of the Ministry of Taxes of Azerbaijan has conducted exchange of experience with the Administration of Tax & Financial Control of Hungary.
03 June 2009 [11:22]
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) will build own filling stations in the country, SOCAR high ranking official said on June 3.
03 June 2009 [10:50]
Azerbaijan will not change tariff on pumping the Azerbaijani oil via the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline, how it was earlier offered by Russia, Azerbaijani Industry and Energy Minister Natiq Aliyev said at the "Oil&Gas 2009" conference on June 3.
03 June 2009 [10:44]
By 2015-2020-Azerbaijan will produce 40 bln cu m of gas, while maximal oil production will hit 65 mln tons, Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan Natik Aliyev.
03 June 2009 [09:17]
Azerbaijan intends to invite Iran to the negotiations on determining the legal status of the Caspian.
03 June 2009 [09:05]
Foreign oil firms involved in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) Project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea in accordance with the so-called Contract of the Century offer to prolong the 30-year agreement signed in 1994, said Shahmar Movsumov, Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ).
03 June 2009 [09:03]
Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan Elman Rustamov and the United Kingdom Prince Andrew, Duke of York discussed economic cooperation between the two countries, the Central Bank said on June 2.
03 June 2009 [09:00]
Azerbaijan's oil production will total around 45 million tons and gas production 27 billion cubic meters, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated in his opening remarks to the annual 16th International Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition, Incorporating Refining and Petrochemicals on June 2.
02 June 2009 [16:26]
Baku Stock Exchange Management Board has decided to unilaterally release secured bonds of the Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund from commissions at its session on June 1.
02 June 2009 [16:11]
Baku Stock Exchange starts two-week trainings for the representatives of brokerage firms on transition to the new trading system. Today the specialists of BSE Trading Department made presentation about new trading system and held practical workshop in trading hall.
02 June 2009 [15:56]
Astana hosts the 35th Session of the meeting of Ministers of the Organization of Railways Cooperation, according to the press service for the Azerbaijan State Railway Company.
02 June 2009 [13:27]
The decision to stop night flights at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport will not affect ticket costs, head of the state concern AZAL Jahangir Askerov told journalists.
02 June 2009 [11:05]
Nabucco gas pipeline project will play a great role in the European energy security, Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri said.
02 June 2009 [10:56]
Azerbaijan is becoming a strong energy leader in the region and can contribute to European energy security, U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar said at opening ceremony of the annual 16th International Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition, Incorporating Refining and Petrochemicals on June 2.
02 June 2009 [10:46]
Find below the letter of US President Barack Obama read out by US special envoy on Eurasian energy Richard Morningstar Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the Sixteenth International Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference in Baku:
02 June 2009 [10:15]
Baku-Nakhchivan-Istanbul-Baku flight operated by Azerbaijan Airlines has been suspended. Nakhchivan International Airport told APA’s local bureau that few number of passengers caused this.
02 June 2009 [08:50]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has met a delegation under the leadership of Special US Envoy on Energy Issues in Eurasia Richard Morningstar, Azertag state information agency reported.
02 June 2009 [08:48]
U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar met with the members of the US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce in Baku, APA reports.
02 June 2009 [08:44]
The involvement of the United States in energy issues is important not only for the energy security of America, but also for the energy security of each country, said the U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar, who is on visit to Baku.
01 June 2009 [16:39]
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) informed the
French Total, which is the operator of the Absheron project, about its
agreement to involve the Gaz de France SUEZ (GDF/SUEZ) company to the
joint exploration of the largest gas field.
01 June 2009 [16:34]
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Dubai DB
Petroleum signed a PSA contract on rehabilitation and exploration of
the Buzovna-Mashtaga field in Baku, SOCAR reported on June 1.
01 June 2009 [14:54]
Iran intends to build tractor plant in Azerbaijan, Iran's Urmiya
Tractor Plant Director International Affairs Hasan Allahverdizade said
over telephone from Urmiya.
01 June 2009 [13:44]
A two-day visit of Georgian delegation led by Prime Minister of Georgia Nikoloz Gilauri to Baku, Azerbaijan, started Monday. The Premier will participate in the 16th international conference on oil and gas from the Caspian fields.
01 June 2009 [13:05]
In accordance with the bilateral cooperation plan signed between Azerbaijan and the US, workshop on the bases of communication will start in Baku today, Defense Ministry’s press service told APA.
01 June 2009 [13:00]
The U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) forecasts the production of
liquid hydrocarbon will hit 1.1 million barrel per day in Azerbaijan
the next year.
01 June 2009 [11:08]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has completed construction
of new Umid-1 platform on the Umid perspective field, the company
said.
01 June 2009 [09:30]
Russia is ready to submit its proposals to Baku on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Azerbaijan, said Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Vyacheslav Sinyugin, Novosti-Azerbaijan reports with reference to ANS.
30 May 2009 [13:09]
The Russian side will launch operations within synchronization project
of energy systems of Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia in the nearest
future, Azerenergy JSC (production and sale of power energy in
Azerbaijan) head said.
30 May 2009 [12:54]
SOFAZ chief executive Shahmar Movsumov received a delegation headed by the Head of Administration of the Tambov district of Russia Oleg Betin, reports Day.Az with reference to the press service of for the State Oil Fund.
30 May 2009 [09:38]
Russian CJSC Synterra and PU Aztelekom (the state communication operator) signed the agreement on joint venture establishment rendering telecommunication services for third countries, Russian energy minister Sergei Shmatko said at the press-conference in Baku.
30 May 2009 [09:28]
Azerbaijan and Russia will hold consultations regarding expediency of
designing and signing new inter-governmental agreement on transport of
Azerbaijani oil via Russia, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko
said after meeting of the joint inter-governmental commission on
economic cooperation in Baku.
30 May 2009 [09:17]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Russian Minister of Energy, Chairman of the CIS Power Industry Council Sergei Shamko and his accompanying delegation.
30 May 2009 [09:13]
30 May 2009 [08:58]
The relative stabilization of economic situation in Azerbaijan still does not give reason to the Government to veg out, said Elman Rustamov, Chairman of the Central Bank, at the parliamentary discussion on the 2008 state budget performance report.
30 May 2009 [08:55]
The State Commission on Radio frequencies has allocated new frequencies
to 18 companies and organizations operating in Azerbaijan.
29 May 2009 [16:43]
In January-March 2009, the United States imported about 4.6 million
barrels of oil from Azerbaijan, compared to 4.4 million barrels in the
same period of 2008, the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) said.
29 May 2009 [16:35]
SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) completed construction of two
marine electricity transmission lines in length of 1.5 kilometers,
which allowed to supply electricity to two platforms on large offshore
oil and gas field Oil Rocks, SOCAR reported on May 29.
29 May 2009 [14:23]
Azerbaijani and Turkish officials plan to reach agreement to increase
cost of Azerbaijani gas exported to Turkey during talks as a part of
the Caspian Oil and Gas 2009 exhibition and conference to be held in
Baku on June 2-5, Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilij said.
29 May 2009 [12:59]
On May 28, the price of AZERI LT CIF Augusta was $65.75 per barrel, or
$2.24 per barrel more compared to the previous day's price, according
to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), which has produced
Light Oil since 1997.
29 May 2009 [12:47]
The United States is ready to support Azerbaijan in joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), head of the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan Public Relations Department Terry Davidson said at the opening of an international student program "Students in free enterprise."
29 May 2009 [11:57]
Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sport Azad Rahimov called on youth to participate more actively in strengthening the country's economy.
29 May 2009 [11:55]
A parallel work of the power grids of Azerbaijan and Russia is very important for both countries, in particular for providing of Russia's south with energy, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko told a 35th meeting of the CIS Electric Power Council in Baku.
29 May 2009 [11:37]
Azerbaijan could ensure its power security and turned from importer to exporter of electricity in a short period of time.
27 May 2009 [17:51]
Azerbaijani Industry and Energy Ministry Public Gas Control Office
started the application of changes made to the administrative code to
increase fines for violating the requirements of the legislation in
the sphere of gas, heat and electricity, head of the Office Asif
Zeynalov said.
27 May 2009 [14:11]
Priority issues of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Latvia will be discussed during the official visit by Latvian President Valdis Zatlers to Baku in mid-July, Azerbaijani Ambassador to this Baltic country Tofig Zulfugarov told Trend News on Wednesday.
27 May 2009 [12:50]
Azerbaijan coordinates GSM channels in the territories bordered with
Iran, the state radio frequencies department at the Azerbaijani
Communications and Information Technology (IT) said.
27 May 2009 [10:49]
Azerbaijani tourists do not cut the demand for overseas travel due to the global financial and economic crisis, Head of Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry Tourism Department Aydin Ismiyev said on May 26.
27 May 2009 [10:46]
The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) has not yet allocated significant funds to construct the Georgian section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway this year, SOFAZ Executive Director Shahmar Movsumov said.
27 May 2009 [10:24]
Repair work in Icherisheher (Old City) can be authorized only by State Historical and Architectural Reserve Office under the Cabinet of Ministers.
27 May 2009 [09:47]
Russia will prevent interference of non-Caspian states in ensuring the border security in the Caspian Sea, despite such attempts by some states.
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