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30 May 2009 [12:54]
SOFAZ chief executive Shahmar Movsumov received a delegation headed by the Head of Administration of the Tambov district of Russia Oleg Betin, reports Day.Az with reference to the press service of for the State Oil Fund.
30 May 2009 [09:38]
Russian CJSC Synterra and PU Aztelekom (the state communication operator) signed the agreement on joint venture establishment rendering telecommunication services for third countries, Russian energy minister Sergei Shmatko said at the press-conference in Baku.
30 May 2009 [09:28]
Azerbaijan and Russia will hold consultations regarding expediency of
designing and signing new inter-governmental agreement on transport of
Azerbaijani oil via Russia, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko
said after meeting of the joint inter-governmental commission on
economic cooperation in Baku.
30 May 2009 [09:17]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Russian Minister of Energy, Chairman of the CIS Power Industry Council Sergei Shamko and his accompanying delegation.
30 May 2009 [09:13]
30 May 2009 [08:58]
The relative stabilization of economic situation in Azerbaijan still does not give reason to the Government to veg out, said Elman Rustamov, Chairman of the Central Bank, at the parliamentary discussion on the 2008 state budget performance report.
30 May 2009 [08:55]
The State Commission on Radio frequencies has allocated new frequencies
to 18 companies and organizations operating in Azerbaijan.
29 May 2009 [16:43]
In January-March 2009, the United States imported about 4.6 million
barrels of oil from Azerbaijan, compared to 4.4 million barrels in the
same period of 2008, the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) said.
29 May 2009 [16:35]
SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) completed construction of two
marine electricity transmission lines in length of 1.5 kilometers,
which allowed to supply electricity to two platforms on large offshore
oil and gas field Oil Rocks, SOCAR reported on May 29.
29 May 2009 [14:23]
Azerbaijani and Turkish officials plan to reach agreement to increase
cost of Azerbaijani gas exported to Turkey during talks as a part of
the Caspian Oil and Gas 2009 exhibition and conference to be held in
Baku on June 2-5, Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilij said.
29 May 2009 [12:59]
On May 28, the price of AZERI LT CIF Augusta was $65.75 per barrel, or
$2.24 per barrel more compared to the previous day's price, according
to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), which has produced
Light Oil since 1997.
29 May 2009 [12:47]
The United States is ready to support Azerbaijan in joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), head of the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan Public Relations Department Terry Davidson said at the opening of an international student program "Students in free enterprise."
29 May 2009 [11:57]
Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sport Azad Rahimov called on youth to participate more actively in strengthening the country's economy.
29 May 2009 [11:55]
A parallel work of the power grids of Azerbaijan and Russia is very important for both countries, in particular for providing of Russia's south with energy, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko told a 35th meeting of the CIS Electric Power Council in Baku.
29 May 2009 [11:37]
Azerbaijan could ensure its power security and turned from importer to exporter of electricity in a short period of time.
27 May 2009 [17:51]
Azerbaijani Industry and Energy Ministry Public Gas Control Office
started the application of changes made to the administrative code to
increase fines for violating the requirements of the legislation in
the sphere of gas, heat and electricity, head of the Office Asif
Zeynalov said.
27 May 2009 [14:11]
Priority issues of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Latvia will be discussed during the official visit by Latvian President Valdis Zatlers to Baku in mid-July, Azerbaijani Ambassador to this Baltic country Tofig Zulfugarov told Trend News on Wednesday.
27 May 2009 [12:50]
Azerbaijan coordinates GSM channels in the territories bordered with
Iran, the state radio frequencies department at the Azerbaijani
Communications and Information Technology (IT) said.
27 May 2009 [10:49]
Azerbaijani tourists do not cut the demand for overseas travel due to the global financial and economic crisis, Head of Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry Tourism Department Aydin Ismiyev said on May 26.
27 May 2009 [10:46]
The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) has not yet allocated significant funds to construct the Georgian section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway this year, SOFAZ Executive Director Shahmar Movsumov said.
27 May 2009 [10:24]
Repair work in Icherisheher (Old City) can be authorized only by State Historical and Architectural Reserve Office under the Cabinet of Ministers.
27 May 2009 [09:47]
Russia will prevent interference of non-Caspian states in ensuring the border security in the Caspian Sea, despite such attempts by some states.
27 May 2009 [09:29]
The Asian Development Bank continues working at the project of modernization and water supply of small cities of the country within the framework of extensive financing, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
26 May 2009 [17:40]
The Azerbaijani Transport Ministry plans to put the first circular
road into exploitation in Baku in late 2009 and early 2010,
Azerbaijani Transport Ministry Press Secretary Namiq Hasanov said on
May 26.
26 May 2009 [17:15]
"The Dzhask pipeline will connect the Caspian Sea to the Persian
Gulf," the Mehr agency quoted Director of the Iranian National Oil
Company Seyfulla Dzhashnsaz as saying.
26 May 2009 [15:20]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) intends to hold
negotiations to develop deep-laying gas in the offshore unit of the
Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oil and gas fields on the base of own
commercial proposals submitted by the ACG partners, a senior official
of the SOCAR said.
26 May 2009 [14:34]
Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund (AMF) has announced that it will re-start lending mortgage loans through its network of authorized lending institutions from June 1, 2009.
26 May 2009 [14:08]
Public Association "Estate market participants" drew conclusions of the estate market of Azerbaijani capital for April of 2008.
26 May 2009 [13:24]
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), which owns
51 percent share of the Turkish petrochemical holding Petkim in the
alliance of companies Turcas Petrol and Injaz Projects, is planning to
commence the construction of an oil refining plant, SOCAR's high
ranking official said.
26 May 2009 [11:19]
Leader of the united transport administration of Georgia Georgy Bokuchava met with deputy chief of the civil aviation administration of Azerbaijan Fuad Kuliyev in Baku.
26 May 2009 [09:21]
Representatives of ministries and departments of Azerbaijan are taking part in a meeting on the future development of transport and trade, which was launched in Ulan Bator (Mongolia) Monday, Novosti-Azerbaijan reported with reference to the Transport Ministry.
25 May 2009 [17:31]
There is great progress in the Azerbaijan-Turkey talks on transit of
Azerbaijani gas via Turkey and possible export of Azerbaijani gas in
Shah Deniz II, senior SOCAR official said.
25 May 2009 [13:42]
Gas output of the Shah Deniz gas and condensate field will total 9 billion cubic meters per year until the start of the second phase of development, Azerbaijani industry and energy minister Natig Aliyev said.
25 May 2009 [13:05]
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia have signed a protocol during the first meeting of the Committee to supervise the construction of a new railway Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK), the Turkish Cihan reported.
25 May 2009 [11:32]
Azerbaijan has several opportunities to export own gas to the European markets, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told Trend Capital in Syria.
25 May 2009 [11:06]
On May 25-June 6, the Azerbaijan State Maritime Administration will
take part in the 86 session of the Marine Safety Committee of the
International Maritime Organization in London, the administration said
on May 25.
23 May 2009 [12:57]
SOCAR plans to complete the first phase of expansion of Garadagh
underground gas holder, SOCAR First Vice President Khoshbakt Yusifzade
said.
23 May 2009 [12:23]
Azerbaijani Finance Minister Samir Sharifov will make a speech at the regional economic forum on the current economic situation and medium-term perspectives of the Black Sea region organized by the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) in Saloniki on June14, the bank said.
23 May 2009 [10:53]
Talks between Turkish Petkim and Iran's National Petrochemical Company
on construction of methanol and polyethylene plant in Iran are at an
early stage, senior SOCAR official said. SOCAR holds 51 percent share
in Petkim together with an alliance with Turkish Turcas.
23 May 2009 [10:36]
Azerbaijan transported 13.07 millions tons of cargo in January-April -
a 38.75-percent increase from the same period in 2008, the State
Customs Committee said.
23 May 2009 [10:22]
Azerbaijan imported goods worth $562.06 million from the Commonwealth
of Independent States (CIS) in January-April, or 30.93 percent of the
country's total imports, the State Customs Committee said.
22 May 2009 [17:36]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today received vice-president of the BP Company Andrew Inglis.
22 May 2009 [16:16]
To implement the proposed Nabucco gas pipeline project is more complicated than other projects, said Azerbaijan’s Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev.
22 May 2009 [16:03]
Iran signed a contract with an Asian company to conduct exploration in
the Caspian.
22 May 2009 [13:52]
On May 22, the Azerbaijani parliament ratified the contract signed between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and French Total company to explore and develop the offshore Absheron unit in the Azerbaijani section of the Caspian Sea.
22 May 2009 [13:43]
22 May 2009 [13:11]
Azerbaijan seeks to charge Turkey for natural gas a price that is in line with market prices, said Azerbaijan’s Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev.
22 May 2009 [08:51]
22 May 2009 [08:49]
Mahmud Kerimov, President of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences is attending an International Conference on “Scientific and Technological Innovation: National Experience and International Cooperation” in Prague.
21 May 2009 [17:47]
Azerbaijan and Turkey continue to harmonize the gas cost to Turkey
with Azerbaijani gas field Shah Deniz, said on Thursday a senior
representative of SOCAR (the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani
Republic).
21 May 2009 [17:24]
State Committee on Property of Azerbaijan announced the priorities for
the privatization of large state-owned enterprises in next years, the
Chairman of the State Committee Kerem Hasanov said on May 21.
21 May 2009 [13:20]
Turkey should not link its efforts to normalize ties with Armenia to a settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a French negotiator said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
21 May 2009 [13:16]
In January-April, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)
sold 127,000 tons of the Azerbaijani oil products on the Georgian
market, Head of SOCAR Energy Georgia (SOCAR's subsidiary in Georgia)
Mahir Mammadov said.
21 May 2009 [10:01]
An OSCE-organized seminar on fostering a positive business and investment climate opened in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan on May 20, OSCE official website reported.
21 May 2009 [09:20]
Georgian Airways will launch new Batumi-Baku flight from May 25, APA reports quoting bizzone.info website.
20 May 2009 [17:24]
The largest Russian brewery Baltika which bought Baku-Kastel (formerly Baku brewery) plant in 2008 intends to produce five decaliters of beer in a summer season, the company's president Anton Artemyev said at the presentation of the Baltika beer in Baku.
20 May 2009 [13:02]
The SOCAR Energy Georgia is planning to increase the number of gas
consumers twice to 57,000 in Georgia this year, head of the company
Mahir Mammadov said.
20 May 2009 [11:54]
The Azerbaijani Natural Resources, Energy and Ecology Committee has submitted three PSA oil and gas contracts to Parliament for confirmation.
20 May 2009 [10:56]
Belarusian enterprises will take part in the 15th anniversary of the
Azerbaijan International Exhibition "Food Industry" and the third
Azerbaijan International Exhibition "Agriculture" to be held in Baku
on May 25-27, the Belarusian Embassy in Azerbaijan said.
20 May 2009 [10:39]
Agricultural production in Azerbaijan in January-April 2009 increased by 5% and amounted to 436 million 318.6 thousand manat, Interfax-Azerbaijan reports with reference to the State Committee on Statistics.
19 May 2009 [17:10]
The British engineering company Aquaterra Energy Ltd was registered in
Azerbaijan through the single window system, the Azerbaijani Tax
Ministry said.
19 May 2009 [16:30]
The Azerbaijani State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and
Patent has registered the project of national standards of Azerbaijan.
The project was designed on the basis of the second and third part of
international standard on information safety ISO/IEC 15408-2008.
19 May 2009 [16:19]
Tariffs on tourist facilities will be reduced inconsiderably in Azerbaijan, Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev said on May 19.
19 May 2009 [16:16]
Italy, heavily dependent on gas imports, is likely to see two major pipelines on stream in 2013, a senior energy executive said Monday, signaling a year of delay in supplies of about 16 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas.
19 May 2009 [16:11]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) introduces a new
resource management system, Information Technology and Communication
Department of SOCAR said.
19 May 2009 [13:58]
Azerbaijan-Cuba Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation has gathered in Baku for the second meeting.
19 May 2009 [13:05]
Cuba is interested in cooperation with Azerbaijan in tourism, energy,
trade, culture and other fields, Cuban Deputy Minister on Foreign
Trade and Foreign Investments Ricardo Guerrero said at the second
meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation in
Baku.
19 May 2009 [12:38]
For 17 years, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has allocated 865 million euro to finance projects in Azerbaijan, said bank's annual report.
19 May 2009 [11:39]
Azerbaijan will charge Turkey about $200-$250 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas, compared to $120 it charged previously, Turkey’s Haber7 reported.
19 May 2009 [09:14]
SOCAR (the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) prepares own special
petrochemical strategy for work of the company in South-Eastern Europe, SOCAR Romanian representation head Gamza Kerimov said on May 18.
19 May 2009 [09:09]
The main country in the Nabucco pipeline project is Azerbaijan, said the EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby on May 18 in Baku.
19 May 2009 [08:47]
Gas quantities from Iraq will contribute substantially -among other sources - to use the pipeline as an important tool to reach European markets, Spokesperson Nabucco Gas Pipeline International in the OMV company Christian Dolezal wrote to Trend Capital via e-mail.
18 May 2009 [17:55]
18 May 2009 [17:34]
Gas quantities from Iraq will contribute substantially -among other
sources - to use the pipeline as an important tool to reach European
markets, Spokesperson Nabucco Gas Pipeline International in the OMV
company Christian Dolezal wrote to Trend Capital via e-mail.
18 May 2009 [15:53]
The European Union must accelerate the solution of issues concerning the implementation of the Nabucco pipeline project, said the Turkish Prime Minister Rajab Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish channel CNN Turk reported.
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