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04 February 2005 [09:10] - Today.Az
Azerbaijan International Operation Company (AIOC) handed 74.8 million m3 gas of 86.7 million m3 produced in "Chirag" field to State Oil Company (SOCAR) in January.

According to the information given to APA from the company, prediction of gas production for January was fulfilled with 107.6%, and predictions of gas handing with 100.5%. It must be mentioned that, according to treaty signed in the frames of "Contract of the Century" consortium hands region gas produced from "Azeri-Chirag- Guneshli" fields to Azerbaijan Government free of charge. Difference formed between gas handing and production is burnt on platform because of absence of infrastructures for reaching gas from platform to the shore.

It must be mentioned that, AIOC instead of 80.6 million m3 gas production determined for January, achieved extra production of 6.1 million m3 gas. In January 2004, AIOC produced 88.8 million m3 gas. So, in contrast with last year amount of gas production decreased for 2.1 million m3 .

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