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Azerbaijan · asset class
Oil & Gas Fields in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has 21 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 41st-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 16 operating and 5 under construction or proposed. The largest is Shah Deniz (gas, offshore).
The largest owner-operators are State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (19), BP (3) and BP Exploration (Caspian Si) Ltd (3) — State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic alone is named on 90% of them. Half of Azerbaijan's oil & gas fields in service predate 1979 (median commissioning year of the 14 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Chaxnaglar Oil Field (Azerbaijan), dating from 1932. 5 are in the pipeline, led by Babek Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan), proposed. They account for 27% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Azerbaijan.
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Largest oil & gas fields in Azerbaijan
- Shah Deniz (gas, offshore)2006
- Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (offshore)1997
- Azeri Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan)1988
- Guneshli Deepwater Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan)1979
- Chirag Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan)1985
- Absheron Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan)2023
- Oil Rocks Oil Field (Azerbaijan)1951
- Bahar Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan)1969
- Mishovdag/Kelameddin Oil Field (Azerbaijan)1956
- Gum Deniz Oil Field (Azerbaijan)1955
Who owns Azerbaijan's oil & gas fields
- State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic19 90%
- BP3 14%
- BP Exploration (Caspian Si) Ltd3 14%
- INPEX Southwest Caspian Sea Ltd3 14%
- MOL Group3 14%
- AzEn Oil2 10%
- Bahar Energy2 10%
- Bahar Energy Operating2 10%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s2
- 1950s3
- 1960s1
- 1970s2
- 1980s2
- 1990s1
- 2000s1
- 2010s1
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1979 · oldest Chaxnaglar Oil Field (Azerbaijan) (1932) · newest Absheron Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan) (2023) · 14 of 21 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Babek Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan)2024 · proposed
- Dostlug Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan)1986 · proposed
- Janub-2 Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan)1959 · proposed
- Karabakh Oil Field (Azerbaijan)2024 · proposed
- Nakhchivan Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan)1960 · proposed
How Azerbaijan compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 38. Pakistan24
- 39. Syria24
- 40. Vietnam22
- 41. Azerbaijan21
- 42. Tanzania19
- 43. Uzbekistan18
- 44. Republic of the Congo16
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Azerbaijan?
- OverWatts maps 21 oil & gas fields in Azerbaijan — 0.3% of the world's mapped total, the 41st-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Azerbaijan?
- Shah Deniz (gas, offshore), operated by BP / SOCAR.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Azerbaijan?
- State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic is named as owner or operator on the most — 19 of 21 (90%). Next are BP (3), BP Exploration (Caspian Si) Ltd (3) and INPEX Southwest Caspian Sea Ltd (3).
- How old are Azerbaijan's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 1979, across the 14 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Chaxnaglar Oil Field (Azerbaijan) (1932); 1 came online in the past ten years.
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Azerbaijan?
- 5 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Babek Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan), Dostlug Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan) and Janub-2 Oil and Gas Field (Azerbaijan).