In the first 9 months of this year, 37.9 billion cubic meters of natural gas were produced in Azerbaijan. This represents a 0.8% decrease compared to the previous year.
elchi reports that this information was provided in a statement by the Ministry of Energy.
During the reporting period, 10.8 billion cubic meters of gas production fell to the share of “Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli”, which is 5.9% more than in the same period last year. Production at the “Shah Deniz” field decreased by 1.4% to 20.6 billion cubic meters, and at the “Absheron” field it remained unchanged at 1.2 billion cubic meters. SOCAR’s production decreased by 10.2% to 5.3 billion cubic meters.
It should be noted that in January-September 2025, 38.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas were produced in the country.
In the first 9 months of this year, 18.4 billion cubic meters of gas were exported. This is 0.5% more than in the corresponding period last year.
8.6 billion cubic meters of exports went to Europe, which is 8.5% less compared to the previous year. Gas exports to Turkey decreased by 4.1% to 7 billion cubic meters, including exports through the TANAP pipeline which decreased by 2.3% to 4.2 billion cubic meters. Exports to Georgia remained at approximately 1.6 billion cubic meters.
In addition, 1.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas were exported to Syria during the reporting period.