Azerbaijan extracts 19.9M tons of oil, 37.9 bcm of gas in 9M 2026

Azerbaijan produced 19.9 million tons of crude oil and condensate alongside 37.9 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas during January–September 2026, according to the Ministry of Energy.

The Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) offshore complex accounted for 11.8 million tons, Shah Deniz delivered 2.6 million tons of condensate, Absheron yielded 0.4 million tons, and SOCAR produced 5.1 million tons. Oil exports stood at 15.5 million tons over the period, led by consortium shipments of 14.2 million tons. Daily crude and condensate output averaged 73,000 tons (547,000 barrels per day), while domestic refining reached 4.5 million tons.

Gas production was anchored by Shah Deniz (20.6 bcm) and ACG (10.8 bcm), with the Absheron field contributing 1.2 bcm and SOCAR fields generating 5.3 bcm.

Natural gas exports reached 18.4 bcm during the nine months: 8.6 bcm was piped to Europe, 7 bcm to Turkey (including 4.2 bcm via TANAP), 1.6 bcm to Georgia, and 1.2 bcm to Syria. Cumulative production from ACG and Shah Deniz since commercial launch neared 684.5 million tons of liquid hydrocarbons and 540 bcm of gas as of October 1, 2026.

N. Tebrizli