
The project aims to increase production to 6 billion cubic meters per year by 2029 to strengthen regional energy security.
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The Absheron field was put into production in 2023 during a first phase. It is located in the Caspian Sea and contains approximately 140 billion cubic meters of recoverable reserves.
TotalEnergies announced on Saturday that it had made the final investment decision for the complete development of the Absheron gas field in Azerbaijan, operated in conjunction with the national company Socar and which will contribute “to strengthening regional energy security”. The gas will supply the domestic market and will be exported to Turkey via existing gas infrastructure connecting Azerbaijan to the European gas market, indicates the oil and gas giant, which holds 35% of the shares with its partners Socar (35%) and XRG (30%).
This decision for the full development of Absheron will bring the total production of the field to 6 billion cubic meters per year (Gm3) and 47,000 barrels of condensate per day. In a first phase of development, the field was put into production in 2023 with a capacity of 1.5 billion cubic meters per year and 12,000 barrels daily of condensate. Located in the Caspian Sea 100 km southeast of Baku, the Absheron field contains approximately 140 billion cubic meters of recoverable reserves. Production is scheduled to start in 2029.
TotalEnergies ensures that this project stands out for “its low carbon footprint”. The gas will be produced from 4 subsea wells, transported to land via a pipeline equipped with advanced automation solutions and processed in a new, fully electrified plant designed to minimize energy consumption as well as greenhouse gas emissions, it says.
“We are pleased to announce the launch of the full development of the Absheron field, which allows us to fully develop the production potential of one of the largest gas discoveries made in the Caspian Sea,” declared Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies. “In line with our strategy, the full development of the Absheron field is a low-cost, low-emissions project that will ensure long-term gas supply to the domestic and international market and contribute to regional energy security,” he added.
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