Main article: Soviet era [ ] Azneft, a business that integrated the Azerbaijani oil industry was created after the through the of the oil industry. It was subordinate to different organizations in the former and the, depending on its organizations' characteristics at different times and was known as Azerneftkomite, Azerneftkombinat (later divided into the Azerneft, Azerneftzavodlar and Azerneftmashingayirma syndicates), and Azerneftchikharma syndicates, and so forth. In 1954-1959, the of the Azerbaijan SSR and in 1965-1970, the Ministry of Oil Production Industry of the Azerbaijan SSR were established on the basis of Azerneft. In August 1970, it was renamed back to Azerneft. [ ] Post-independence [ ] As the Republic of Azerbaijan gained independence, Azerineft State Concern was established on December 3, 1991. The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) was created on 13 September 1992 by the merger of Azerbaijan's two state oil companies, Azerineft State Concern and Azerneftkimiya Production Association according to the decree of then president.

In 1994, the Onshore and Offshore Oil and Gas Production Association were established as part of the State Oil Company. In 2003, the Onshore and Offshore Oil and Gas Production Association were merged to form the Azneft Production Union.

Management [ ] In January 2006, the former head of the Baku Oil Refinery and a member of the Azerbaijani parliament,, was appointed President of SOCAR. He replaced, who had been named Azerbaijan's. Ten Vice Presidents directly report to Rovnag Abdullayev each as a head of different functions.

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[ ] Operations [ ] Upstream operations [ ] SOCAR's activities are exploration, preparation, exploitation of and oil and gas fields in the Azerbaijan Republic, transportation, processing, refining and sale of oil, gas, condensate and other related products. SOCAR's exploration activities cover the prospective offshore fields in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. The current largest fields being explored are and natural gas fields which are being explored together with and respectively. In December 2014, SOCAR signed on the joint exploration and development of potential prospects in the shallow water area around the together with BP.

Besides, SOCAR holds exploration activities in and Bulla Deniz gas fields on its own. [ ] Azerbaijan has 57 oil fields, 18 of which are offshore, in the Azerbaijani sector of the.

The essential part of the company's revenue comes from the giant oil field complex and. In September 1994, SOCAR entered into a (PSA) with the foreign oil companies led by for the 30-year development of the oil field which was later known as the Contract of the Century. Two years later Shah Deniz PSA was signed. As of 2014 SOCAR holds 11.6% of the ACG shares and 16.7% of the Shah Deniz shares. Moreover, SOCAR operates a number of onshore fields on its own which is the main source of the domestic supply. In 2013, 43.48 million tons (318.74 mmbbl) of oil was produced in Azerbaijan, of which 8.31 million tons (60.95 mmbbl) belong to SOCAR.

In the same period, Azerbaijan's natural gas production reached record high of 29.46 bcm of which SOCAR shares constitute 7.14 bcm of it. SOCAR and the led by signed a letter of intent for future development of the field between SOCAR on 23 December 2017. According to amended and restated (PSA) signed on 14 Sempember 2017, development of this field will continue until 2050 and equity share of SOCAR will increase in the PSA. It was called as the Contract of the New Century by the group chief executive of,. Pipeline operations [ ] SOCAR has a share in two parallel-running major export pipelines of the country; (BTC) and (SCP).

Azerbaijan's major export pipelines The pipelines deliver the and hydrocarbons from located in 45 km south of Baku to Turkey and Europe. They pass through the borders of three countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. The share of SOCAR in the BTC and SCP is 25% and 16.7% respectively. In addition, SOCAR is the major shareholder with 58% ownership in the (TANAP) and with 20% ownership in (TAP) which are meant to transmit some 16 bcma of gas produced from the second phase of with 10 bcma of that going to Europe and 6 bcma to Turkey.

The TAP is seen as a competitor to Russia's because of diversification of gas supplies to Europe. The company has stakes in the relatively low-capacity and. The Azerbaijani part of the Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline is operated by SOCAR, whereas Baku-Supsa Pipeline's operator is. Moreover, SOCAR operates Dubendi Oil Terminal in Azerbaijan and in Georgia which are important for transportation and export. [ ] Refining operations [ ] SOCAR has two oil refineries and one gas processing plant.

Azerneftyagh Oil Refinery specializes in the production of fuels and oils, producing gasoline, kerosene and diesel distillates, various oils (industrial, motor, transformer etc.) and asphalt. All fuel distillates produced there are sent to Heydar Aliyev Baku Oil Refinery for redistillation. The refinery processes 21 out of 24 grades of the Azerbaijani crude. It meets the country's entire demand for petroleum products and 45% of its petroleum products are exported.

The Gas Processing Plant produces processed gas, liquefied gas and natural gasoline. In 2010, the plant produced 4 bcm of processed gas, 24,800 tons of liquefied gas and 26,700 tons of natural gasoline.

Retail station operations [ ]. SOCAR fuel filling station on Babek Avenue, Baku, Azerbaijan The first fuel station of the company under the brand name SOCAR was opened in neighboring in 2008, before any in its home country.

The fuel stations in Georgia are operated by the subsidiary of the company SOCAR Georgia Petroleum. As of 2014 there were currently more than 110 filling stations in Georgia making it the largest retail fuel station network of SOCAR.

In Azerbaijan, the company operates a few (less than any other country where it operates) filling stations under the brand name SOCAR since 2010. It is the third largest network of retail stations in Azerbaijan after and. In 2011, the first retail station of SOCAR was opened in.

In October 2014 the number of the SOCAR stations in Ukraine reached 40. In 2011, the company entered into the market acquiring initially 90% and at a later stage the rest 10% of the stake in Romtranspetrol. In September 2014, SOCAR launched its 30th filling station in. In November 2011, SOCAR bought 's subsidiary for an undisclosed amount. Along with the acquisition SOCAR became the owner of a network of more than 160 filling stations operating under the brand name Esso across the country.

The first SOCAR premium fueling station in after the rebranding was opened in September 2012 in. All the operations in Switzerland are managed and led by SOCAR Energy Switzerland. Other operations [ ] SOCAR Trading, headquartered in, markets SOCAR crude oil export volumes from, trades third party crude and oil products and assists SOCAR with international investments in logistics, downstream and sales. Alongside its field of activity in marketing and sales, SOCAR Trading assists SOCAR in expanding SOCAR’s assets as well.

[ ] Azerigaz Production Union (PU) has been carrying out transportation, distribution and sale of natural gas in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Union has also been ensuring transportation of natural gas produced by SOCAR to the, Georgia and the. [ ] Main directions of SOCAR Georgia Gas activity comprise import into the Georgian market and sale of natural gas, as well as construction and rehabilitation of gas pipelines. In 2010, the company was honoured with ‘Best Company of the year’ for active participation in ‘Gas provision of all villages’ program of the. [ ] Baku Shipyard LLC joint venture was founded on May 10, 2011 under the laws of Republic of Azerbaijan, by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) owning 65%, Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) 25%, and Keppel Offshore Marine (KOM) 10%, has developed and put into operation the most modern shipbuilding and ship-repair facility in the Caspian Sea.

Deployment of Umid gas field [ ]. SOCAR's previous Head Office on Azneft Square in downtown Baku, named after historical 'Azneft' ('AzOil') trust SOCAR's headquarter is located at a 42-floor which was under construction since 2010 and completed in late 2016. It is the tallest skyscraper in the with 209m of height.

Apart from the head office, SOCAR's supporting offices are dispersed across the city. The first representative office of SOCAR was established in in 1994. Now the company has offices in London, Frankfurt am Main, Geneva, Vienna, Bucharest, Istanbul, Kyiv, Tbilisi, Astana and Tehran. Environmental record [ ]. This section is empty. You can help. (October 2014) Accidents [ ] On 17 August 2013, a occurred at the platform No.90 of. Hp Universal Pcl5 Driver Download more.

As a result, the platform burned from 17 August to 24 October 2013. On 23 October 2014, four workers were killed and three workers were in injured when during repair works on the platform No.

441 at the a small wagon-house fell into the sea which damaged a gas pipeline and caused a fire. Altogether, fourteen SOCAR's workers were killed in oil and gas platforms accidents in 2014. On 4 December 2015, three workers of SOCAR were reported missing after part of the living quarters at fell into the sea due to a heavy storm. At the same day, seven workers were killed, 23 reported missing, and 33 were rescued and evacuated when a at the western section of the. (As of January 2016, a total of 10 bodies have been found, leaving 20 people unaccounted for.) Sponsorship [ ] Since 2012, SOCAR has sought to avoid U.S.

Sanctions aimed at Iran, its partner in a 28 billion dollar Caspian Sea natural gas project. SOCAR funded an all-expenses-paid US-Azerbaijan 'energy conference' in Baku for 10 members of Congress and 32 staff members which took place on May 28 and 29, 2013. It used two Houston based non profit organizations, the (AFAZ) and the Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians, both run by Kemal Oksuz as conduits. In May 2013, announced that SOCAR is an Official Sponsor of the 2016 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament, and acquires rights in connection with the European Qualifiers, which run from 2014 to 2017, and which relate to the qualification matches for and the. SOCAR also becomes an Official Sponsor of the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, which will take place in Azerbaijan.

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