OREANDA-NEWS. June 02, 2010. The partnership for development of gas and condensate field Shah-Deniz prepares for putting in operation the fifth production well within the first stage of exploitation of the field.

According to head of the Gas Export Administration of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR)  Kamal Abbasov, the well will be put in operation  in December, 2010.

“For the time being, level of extraction, obtained in the field  makes 22-23 million cu m of  gas per day. At the same time,  Turkey, as a major  importer, while takes from us only 13.3 million cu m at contract obligations on 15 million cu m per day. Time will ripe when their demands increase and they will take envisaged gas in full,” K. Abbasov said.

In 2010, Turkey should import 6.6 bn cu m from Shah-Deniz, Azerbaijan should get more 1.5 bn cu m.