SOCAR, BP discuss cooperation

During a working visit to London, the President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev met with the President of BP Robert Dudley, SOCAR reported on Wednesday.

The meeting, which was also attended by the President of BP-Azerbaijan Rashid Javanshir and other high-ranking officials of BP covered the long-term fruitful co-operation between BP and SOCAR, as well as cooperation in the development of Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli and Shah Deniz fields, implementation of the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.

In addition, discussions were conducted on the work on the Shafag-Asiman field. The sides noted the high level of cooperation and significant contribution of companies to the development of Azerbaijan's economy and oil and gas industry.

The sides also discussed the prospects for the second phase of the project to develop the Shah Deniz field, as well as the transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe and cooperation between the two companies in other projects in Azerbaijan and in third countries.

SOCAR President also met with the ExxonMobil Regional Manager for Europe and the Caspian Region Phil Mulhall and chief advisor on international issues Steven Mann.

According to Abdullaev, ExxonMobil is one of the first international oil and gas companies operating in Azerbaijan. According to him, the company successfully cooperates with SOCAR on major regional projects. Abdullayev expressed confidence that the two companies will continue to successfully develop business partnerships formed in the previous period.


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