“This is a very important event indeed because a new stage is actually beginning for the Absheron gas condensate field. I am confident that this stage will be successful too, and thus Azerbaijan will make an important step in its oil and gas strategy”, Aliyev said.
“The history of the Absheron field is somewhat different because the 1st contract on the Absheron gas field was signed with foreign partners in the late 1990s. I remember those days quite vividly because we had high hopes for the Absheron field. Our geologists, especially Khoshbakht Yusifzade, were convinced that there were fairly large gas reserves in this field... Unfortunately, after some time the 1st contract was terminated. The reason was that the exploration well came out dry. I remember our prominent geologist Yusifzade saying at the time that the location of the well was not chosen correctly and trying to persuade foreign partners to make some adjustments to their work program. Unfortunately, they did not listen to him.”, Azerbaijan´s President noted.
“But let me say again that we had full confidence that there are huge gas reserves here. I am glad that “Total” came to the same conclusion and relevant documents were signed with SOCAR. Then specific work was done and a large gas condensate field was discovered. I can say that the news about the discovery of the field, about this important event was shared with me Khoshbakht Yusifzade. So a great resource has been obtained for the development of our oil and gas potential.”
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