Azerbaijan Estimasi Miliki Cadangan Gas 2,65 Triliun Kubik Meter
Azerbaijan´s Gas Reserves Estimated at 2.65 Trillion Cubic Meters
Editor : Taswin Bahar
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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Baku (B2B) - Azerbaijan menyatakan memiliki cadangan gas alam sekitar 2,65 triliun meter kubik, seperti dikatakan Menteri Perindustrian dan Energi Azerbaijan Natig Aliyev.
Berbicara dalam sebuah konferensi internasional di Baku, Kamis, Aliyev mengatakan, keberhasilan besar telah dicapai dalam produksi lapangan minyak dan gas di Azerbaijan sebagai hasil kerja sama dengan mitra asing.
Menurut dia, produksi minyak meningkat enam kali lipat, sementara produksi gas alam meningkat empat kali lipat, setelah Azerbaijan yang kaya minyak memperoleh kemerdekaan dari Uni Soviet pada 1991.
Ia mengatakan, sampai sekarang sekitar US$45 miliar telah diinvestasikan oleh perusahaan asing di sektor minyak Azerbaijan.
Xinhua melaporkan Azerbaijan adalah pemasok penting minyak dan gas alam pada saat ini dan masa mendatang. Cekungan hidrokarbon terbesar di Azerbaijan terletak di lepas pantai Laut Kaspia, khususnya lapangan Azeri Chirag Guneshli (ACG), yang menyumbang hampir 80 persen dari total produksi minyak Azerbaijan pada 2010.
Perusahaan Minyak Negara Republik Azerbaijan (SOCAR) bertanggung jawab untuk memproduksi minyak dan gas alam, menjalankan dua kilang dan sistem pipa negara itu, sambil mengelola impor serta ekspor minyak dan gas alam Azerbaijan.
Baku - Azerbaijan has proven natural gas reserves of roughly 2.65 trillion cubic meters, the country's Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev said Thursday.
Addressing the international conference in Baku, Natig Aliyev said great successes have been achieved in Azerbaijan in the field of oil and gas production as a result of cooperation with foreign partners, local media says.
According to the Minister, oil production increased six-fold, while natural gas production increased four-fold after oil-rich Azerbaijan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
According to the Minister, some 45 billion U.S. dollars have been invested by foreign companies in the oil sector of Azerbaijan up to now.
Azerbaijan is an important current and future supplier of both oil and natural gas. The country's largest hydrocarbon basins are located offshore in the Caspian Sea, particularly the Azeri Chirag Guneshli (ACG) field, which accounted for nearly 80 percent of Azerbaijan's total oil output in 2010.
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) is responsible for producing oil and natural gas in Azerbaijan, running two refineries and the country's pipeline system, while managing Azerbaijan's oil and natural gas imports and exports.
