In 2014 volume of oil production on the block of Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli fields in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea will hit 35 million tons, head of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), Rovnag Abdullayev told journalists on Thursday.
He said at present a production program on the block for 2013 is being considered and it is expected that next year volume of production on the block will be not less than the figure of 2012.
He also said that work is underway within the Chirag oil project and by late 2013 within this project wells will be commissioned. Accordingly, in 2014 production volume will hit 35 million tons, Abdullayev said.