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SOCAR for Nine Months Reduced Gas Production by 8.8%
SOCAR in January-September 2016 produced 4,706.5 mcm of gas, which is 8.8% less than the same period last year. This was reported on the company's website.
In September 2016 the company produced 481.8 mcm of gas.
In general, in Azerbaijan in January-September 2016 production amounted to 22,288.8 mcm of gas (+3.4% growth), including 2,311.9 mcm in September.
In 2015, SOCAR produced 6,871.4 mcm of gas. In general, in Azerbaijan, production totaled 29,742.7 mcm. -12D--
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