Czech President visiting Sangachal oil terminal

President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus and his spouse Mrs. Livia Klausová yesterday Sangachal oil terminal.

The tour began from the Caspian Energy Center which was established to increase youth interest in oil-gas sector.

First Vice-President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh briefed the Czech President and his entourage on the Caspian Energy Center. The Czech President and his spouse were told that large-scale energy projects had been carried out in Azerbaijan thanks to national leader Heydar Aliyev's successful oil strategy.

The guests were informed on the history of oil and gas production in Azerbaijan, the main role of oil sector in the country's economy, oil pipelines, oil and gas fields of the Caspian sea, progress achieved in the terminal and crude oil examples.

The Sangachal oil terminal houses a number of facilities including 3 crude oil storage tanks with 880,000 barrels capacity each. Sangachal terminal also hosts head pump station and the control room. Located 45km south of Baku in the Garadag district, the Sangachal Terminal is a vital link in Azerbaijan's oil and gas industry.

The high-ranking guests then were given a bus tour of the terminal to get information about technological processes in the terminal.


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