BP Azerbaijan SPU at a glance
Our structure, organisation, assets and history
Legal structure
BP operates within a number of legal entities in Azerbaijan reflecting its evolution in the country and the region since 1992. The principal legal entity is BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd.
BP Azerbaijan Strategic Performance Unit (SPU)
The BP Azerbaijan SPU is the BP organisational unit, which operates in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. In Azerbaijan, BP operates under a number of production sharing agreements (PSAs) and host government agreements (HGAs) signed with the government of Azerbaijan. In Georgia and Turkey it operates under HGAs that cover export pipelines and terminals.
Business structure
At the end of 2008, nine vice-presidents reported to the President of BP Azerbaijan SPU.
Office headquarters
The headquarters of BP Azerbaijan SPU is located at Villa Petrolea, 2 Neftchilar Prospekti (Bayil), Baku AZ1003, Azerbaijan. Telephone: + 994 12 497 9000. Fax: + 994 12 497 9602.
Employees
At the end of 2008, the number of Azerbaijani citizens permanently employed by BP in Azerbaijan was 1,839.
Offshore production assets
(1) Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) is the largest oil field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
(2) Shah Deniz (SD) is a large offshore gas and condensate field.
Operational offshore facilities (end 2008)
Chirag 1 platform; Central Azeri (CA) platform; Compression & Water Injection platform; West Azeri (WA)
platform; East Azeri (EA) platform; Shah Deniz; Deepwater Gunashli (DWG) - Drilling, Utilities and Quarters platform; DWG - Production, Compression, Water Injection and Utilities platform.
BP operates within a number of legal entities in Azerbaijan reflecting its evolution in the country and the region since 1992. The principal legal entity is BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd.
BP Azerbaijan Strategic Performance Unit (SPU)
The BP Azerbaijan SPU is the BP organisational unit, which operates in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. In Azerbaijan, BP operates under a number of production sharing agreements (PSAs) and host government agreements (HGAs) signed with the government of Azerbaijan. In Georgia and Turkey it operates under HGAs that cover export pipelines and terminals.
Business structure
At the end of 2008, nine vice-presidents reported to the President of BP Azerbaijan SPU.
Office headquarters
The headquarters of BP Azerbaijan SPU is located at Villa Petrolea, 2 Neftchilar Prospekti (Bayil), Baku AZ1003, Azerbaijan. Telephone: + 994 12 497 9000. Fax: + 994 12 497 9602.
Employees
At the end of 2008, the number of Azerbaijani citizens permanently employed by BP in Azerbaijan was 1,839.
Offshore production assets
(1) Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) is the largest oil field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
(2) Shah Deniz (SD) is a large offshore gas and condensate field.
Operational offshore facilities (end 2008)
Chirag 1 platform; Central Azeri (CA) platform; Compression & Water Injection platform; West Azeri (WA)
platform; East Azeri (EA) platform; Shah Deniz; Deepwater Gunashli (DWG) - Drilling, Utilities and Quarters platform; DWG - Production, Compression, Water Injection and Utilities platform.
Transportation & capacity (end 2008)
Transportation: Western Route Export Pipeline (WREP) - an 830km pipeline linking Sangachal terminal to Supsa on Georgia’s Black Sea coast. Sangachal terminal: an oil and gas processing terminal south of Baku.
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline (BTC) - a 1,768km oil pipeline (443km in Azerbaijan) linking Sangachal terminal to Ceyhan marine terminal in Turkey. South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) - a 690km gas pipeline between Sangachal terminal and the Georgia/Turkey border.
Capacity at year end 2008: Export pipelines: BTC – 1 mmbd; SCP – 22 mmscm/d; WREP – 106 mbd.
Terminal: Sangachal – able to process in excess of 1.2 million barrels of oil per day (162,000 tonnes/day) and 1.25bcf/day (0.9 Shah Deniz and 0.35 DPCU) of gas. Crude oil storage capacity of 3 million barrels (405,000 tonnes).
Capital expenditure
About $28 billion on the ACG, BTC, SD Stage 1 and SCP projects since inception.
Oil production
ACG 1997- 2008: 1.044 million barrels in total; 252 million barrels (2008).
Gas production
Shah Deniz 2006-2008: SD gas production 10.355 sbcm in total and 7.1 sbcm in 2008; SD condensate 21.99 million bbl in total and 14.95 million bbl in 2008.
Transportation: Western Route Export Pipeline (WREP) - an 830km pipeline linking Sangachal terminal to Supsa on Georgia’s Black Sea coast. Sangachal terminal: an oil and gas processing terminal south of Baku.
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline (BTC) - a 1,768km oil pipeline (443km in Azerbaijan) linking Sangachal terminal to Ceyhan marine terminal in Turkey. South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) - a 690km gas pipeline between Sangachal terminal and the Georgia/Turkey border.
Capacity at year end 2008: Export pipelines: BTC – 1 mmbd; SCP – 22 mmscm/d; WREP – 106 mbd.
Terminal: Sangachal – able to process in excess of 1.2 million barrels of oil per day (162,000 tonnes/day) and 1.25bcf/day (0.9 Shah Deniz and 0.35 DPCU) of gas. Crude oil storage capacity of 3 million barrels (405,000 tonnes).
Capital expenditure
About $28 billion on the ACG, BTC, SD Stage 1 and SCP projects since inception.
Oil production
ACG 1997- 2008: 1.044 million barrels in total; 252 million barrels (2008).
Gas production
Shah Deniz 2006-2008: SD gas production 10.355 sbcm in total and 7.1 sbcm in 2008; SD condensate 21.99 million bbl in total and 14.95 million bbl in 2008.
