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Investments in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas fields hit $37 billion

15 September 2009 [12:29] - TODAY.AZ
Investments in Azerbaijan’s economy earmarked as part of the contracts on development of oil and gas fields have hit $37 billion, Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR) President Rovnag Abdullayev said at a conference ‘Gas Infrastructure World Caspian 2009.'
“Contract of the Century” signed in 1994 created a good basis for a full upgrade of Azerbaijan’s oil sector. As many as 26 additional PSA contracts were signed later. As a result of successful oil strategy extensive investment were put in country’s economy. Foreign investments in Azerbaijan under these contracts have already surpassed $37 billion,” Abdullayev added. 

He said Azerbaijan has produced 308 million tons of oil from 1994 till the first half-year of 2009.

/Interfax Azerbaijan/
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