SOCAR increase volume of proved gas resources by 256.7%, while oil by 9.5%

By January 1, 2014 the volume of proved gas resources of SOCAR totaled 61.15 billion cub.m. reads the SOCAR’s report of stable development for year 2013.

By January 1, 2013 the volume of proved gas resources of SOCAR totaled 23.82 billion cub.m. Thus, during a year SOCAR’s gas resources increased by 256.7%

According to the report, during last year SOCAR’s oil resources totaled 78.5 million tons. By January 1, 2013 this index totaled 71.66 million tons, growth by 9.5%

The report reads that the volume of SOCAR’s proved oil and gas resources is based on the resources of nine main fields. In particular, they include offshore fields Guneshli, Oil Rocks, Pirallakhi, Banka Darvina, Sangachal-Duvanly-Deniz-Here-Zira, Alat-Deniz, Bulla Deniz and onshore fields Bibi Eibat, Lokbatan-Puta-Gushkhana. The oil and gas resources were calculated by Miller & Lents company on the basis of the contract with SOCAR.

According to the company, in 2013 the volume of oil production by SOCAR totaled 8.31 million tons against 8.29 million tons in 2012, while gas production totaled 7.14 and 6.92 billion cub.m., respectively. Last year the volume of oil refining by the company totaled 6.53 million tons against 6.17 million tons in 2012.—0-

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