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Absheron gas field
Offshore Gas Field in Caspian Sea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Absheron gas field (Azerbaijani: Abşeron yatağı) is an offshore natural gas field in the Caspian Sea. The field is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Baku and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the Shah Deniz gas field. It covers approximately 270 square kilometres (100 sq mi).[1][2]
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Absheron gas field | |
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Country | Azerbaijan |
Region | Caspian Sea |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Operators | Total S.A. |
Partners | Total S.A. SOCAR GDF Suez |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1960 |
Start of production | 2021 (expected) |
Production | |
Estimated gas in place | 350×10 |
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Partners of the Absheron field are Total S.A. (40%), SOCAR (40%), and GDF Suez (20%). Operator of the field is Total.[3]