BP in Azerbaijan 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 in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey
In Azerbaijan, BP operates under several 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 2011, 11 vice presidents, the chief procurement officer and the assistant general councel reported to the president of BP Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey.
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 in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey
In Azerbaijan, BP operates under several 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 2011, 11 vice presidents, the chief procurement officer and the assistant general councel reported to the president of BP Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey.
Registered address
In 2011, our registered address in Azerbaijan was Villa Petrolea, 2 Neftchilar Prospekti (Bayil), Baku AZ1003, Azerbaijan. Telephone: + 994 (0)12 497 9000. Fax: + 994 (0)12 497 9602.
Employees
At the end of 2011, the number of people permanently employed by BP in Azerbaijan was 2,701 of whom 2,321 were Azerbaijani citizens.
Offshore production assets
Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) is the largest oil field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
Shah Deniz (SD) is a large offshore gas and condensate field.
Operational offshore facilities
Chirag platform; Central Azeri platform; West Azeri platform; East Azeri platform; Shah Deniz platform; Deepwater Gunashli platform.
In 2011, our registered address in Azerbaijan was Villa Petrolea, 2 Neftchilar Prospekti (Bayil), Baku AZ1003, Azerbaijan. Telephone: + 994 (0)12 497 9000. Fax: + 994 (0)12 497 9602.
Employees
At the end of 2011, the number of people permanently employed by BP in Azerbaijan was 2,701 of whom 2,321 were Azerbaijani citizens.
Offshore production assets
Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) is the largest oil field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
Shah Deniz (SD) is a large offshore gas and condensate field.
Operational offshore facilities
Chirag platform; Central Azeri platform; West Azeri platform; East Azeri platform; Shah Deniz platform; Deepwater Gunashli platform.
Transportation and storage (at year end 2011)
Transportation: Transportation: 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 gas pipeline (SCP) – a 691km gas pipeline (443km in Azerbaijan) between Sangachal terminal and the Georgia-Turkey border. Western route export pipeline (WREP) – an 829km pipeline (456km in Azerbaijan) linking Sangachal terminal to Supsa on Georgia’s Black Sea coast.
Capacity: BTC – 1.2 million barrels per day; SCP – 22 million standard cubic metres (mmscm) per day; WREP – 106 thousand barrels per day. Sangachal terminal – 1.1 million barrels (149,000 tonnes) of oil per day and 36.8 mmscm of gas per day (25.5 from SD and 11.3 from ACG). Crude oil storage capacity of 3.2 million barrels (450,000 tonnes).
Exploration activity
Shafag-Asiman exploration area.
Capital expenditure
More than $34 billion on the ACG, BTC, SD Stage 1 and SCP projects since the establishment of Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) in 1995.
Liquids production
ACG 1997-2011: about 1,9 billion barrels in total including about 262 million barrels in 2011. SD condensate: about 63.7 million barrels in total including about 14 million barrels in 2011.
Gas production
SD 2006-2011: about 30 billion standard cubic metres (bscm) in total including about 6.7 bscm in 2011.
Transportation: Transportation: 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 gas pipeline (SCP) – a 691km gas pipeline (443km in Azerbaijan) between Sangachal terminal and the Georgia-Turkey border. Western route export pipeline (WREP) – an 829km pipeline (456km in Azerbaijan) linking Sangachal terminal to Supsa on Georgia’s Black Sea coast.
Capacity: BTC – 1.2 million barrels per day; SCP – 22 million standard cubic metres (mmscm) per day; WREP – 106 thousand barrels per day. Sangachal terminal – 1.1 million barrels (149,000 tonnes) of oil per day and 36.8 mmscm of gas per day (25.5 from SD and 11.3 from ACG). Crude oil storage capacity of 3.2 million barrels (450,000 tonnes).
Exploration activity
Shafag-Asiman exploration area.
Capital expenditure
More than $34 billion on the ACG, BTC, SD Stage 1 and SCP projects since the establishment of Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) in 1995.
Liquids production
ACG 1997-2011: about 1,9 billion barrels in total including about 262 million barrels in 2011. SD condensate: about 63.7 million barrels in total including about 14 million barrels in 2011.
Gas production
SD 2006-2011: about 30 billion standard cubic metres (bscm) in total including about 6.7 bscm in 2011.
