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Azerbaijan increases natural gas exports

15 October 2026 10:42 (UTC +04:00)

In nine months of this year, Azerbaijan produced 37.9 billion cubic meters of natural gas, representing a 0.8% decrease year-on-year, APA-Economics reports, citing the Ministry of Energy.

During the reporting period, gas production from the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) fields amounted to 10.8 billion cubic meters, up 5.9% compared to the same period last year. Production from the Shah Deniz field decreased by 1.4% to 20.6 billion cubic meters, while production from the Absheron field remained unchanged at 1.2 billion cubic meters. SOCAR's gas production declined by 10.2% to 5.3 billion cubic meters.

It should be noted that Azerbaijan produced 38.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas in January–September 2025.

In the first nine months of this year, Azerbaijan exported 18.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas, an increase of 0.5% compared to the corresponding period last year.

Of the total exports, 8.6 billion cubic meters were supplied to Europe, representing an 8.5% decrease year-on-year. Gas exports to Türkiye declined by 4.1% to 7 billion cubic meters, including 4.2 billion cubic meters transported via the TANAP pipeline, down 2.3%. Exports to Georgia remained at approximately 1.6 billion cubic meters.

In addition, Azerbaijan exported 1.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Syria during the reporting period.