Gas production increases in Azerbaijan in Jan-March

The Azerbaijani International Operating Company accounted for the greater part of the oil output in the first three months. The company produced 9.5 million tons of oil-and-gas condensate at the Azer-Chiraq-Gunashli fields as compared to 9.6 million tons in 2008.

Azerbaijan's gas output was 4.7 billion cubic meters in January-March, a 20-percent rise from 2008. The Azerbaijani International Operating Company produced about 3 billion cubic meters of gas, as compared to 2.2 billion cubic meters in 2008.

In January-March, Azerbaijan produced about 5.55 billion kilowatts/hours of electricity, a 8.9-percent drop from the same period in 2008.

/Trend Capital/