By June 1, 2016 total number of customers of Azerigas, gas distribution company of SOCAR, reached 1,909,513.
SOCAR press office reported that in May 2016 Azerigas registered 11,423 new customers from the population. 2,253 of them were registered in Baku, Sumgait and Absheron region and 9,017 of them in the regions of the country.
The company reported that by June 1, 2016 130,682 families of internally displaced people are supplied with discounted gas. Gas is also supplied to 359 mosques and other religious organizations in Azerbaijan for free.—0—
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Azerbaijan’s Information and Communication Technologies Agency (ICTA) held a meeting with representatives of internet service providers (ISPs) and telecom operators to address concerns over the accuracy of reported internet speeds and the country’s ranking in global broadband performance indices.
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Bulgaria considers Azerbaijan a key strategic partner in the energy sector, as the country plays a crucial role in diversifying gas supplies and strengthening regional energy security, Bulgaria’s newly appointed Energy Minister Jecho Stankov said during a meeting with an Azerbaijani delegation.
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Rovshan Najaf, president of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, met with Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum, on February 6 to discuss potential avenues for collaboration in the energy sector. The meeting marked an important step in strengthening ties between the two companies, with both sides exchanging insights on their respective operations and assessing opportunities of mutual interest.
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Rovshan Najaf, president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), met with Sašo Berger, chairman of Slovenian energy company Petrol dd, and Simon Urbanc, CEO of Geoplin doo, on February 6, underscoring growing cooperation in the natural gas sector between Azerbaijan and Slovenia.
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