On Wednesday, President Ilham Aliyev received the executive director of the oil company BP Robert Dudley. According to the press service of the President, the meeting discussed the successful cooperation of BP and SOCAR in the realization of the projects "ACG", "Shah Deniz" and the Southern Gas Corridor.
The parties confirmed their commitment to continue the project of the Southern Gas Corridor, and the cooperation of the parties in the future, the report says. According to experts, visit of Dudley is most likely due to a sharp fall in oil prices. In such a situation, BP announced the reduction of employees in all projects, including projects in Azerbaijan. In addition, low oil prices require adjustments in the investment process. -02D-
Politics
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The U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday night welcomed an American teacher who was freed by Russia, to the White House, telling the reporters that “somebody else is being released tomorrow that you will know of,” TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The United States, the UK and Australia jointly imposed sanctions on the Russian cyber company Zservers for its role in ransomware attacks, the Trump administration announced Tuesday, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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Misinformation in social networks around the Russian House in Baku is aimed at undermining Russian-Azerbaijani ties. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the evening of February 11.
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The General Prosecutor's Office conducted an investigation into the illegal mining and unlawful land seizure in the Garadagh, Binagadi, and Khazar districts of Baku, as well as in the Terter region. Facts of illegal extraction of building stone, sand, and gravel were established, carried out by unknown individuals who unlawfully seized land plots.
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