In 9 months of this year, 19.9 million tons of oil and 37.9 billion cubic meters of natural gas were produced

According to operational data for January-September 2026, a total of 19.9 million tons of oil (including condensate) was produced in the country. Of this volume, 11.8 million tons were generated from the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli field, 2.6 million tons from Shah Deniz, and 0.4 million tons from the Absheron field. SOCAR's oil output amounted to 5,1 million tons (including condensate).

During this period, 15.5 million tons of oil (including condensate) were exported. Of the total exports, 14.2 million tons accounted for consortiums, 0.8 million tons for SOCAR, and 0.5 million tons for JOCAP.

It should be noted that during the 9 months of 2026, the daily crude oil production was 61 thousand tons (446 thousand barrels), and condensate were 12 thousand tons (101 thousand barrel). Overall, total oil production averaged 73 thousand tons (547 thousand barrels) per day.

Oil refining in the reporting period amounted to about 4.5 million tons.

In January-September 2026, the country produced 37.9 bcm of natural gas. 10.8 bcm of gas production extracted from ACG, while 20.6 bcm from Shah Deniz. Absheron and SOCAR produced 1.2 bcm and 5.3 bcm gas, respectively.

During this period, gas exports amounted to 18.4 bcm. Of this, 8.6 bcm were exported to Europe, 7 bcm to Türkiye (including 4.2 bcm via TANAP), 1.6 bcm to Georgia, and 1.2 bcm to Syria.

Since the commissioning of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli and Shah Deniz fields until 1 October 2026, nearly 684.5 million tons of oil (including gas condensate) and 540 bcm of gas have been produced. Specifically, 629.5 million tons of oil and 254.7 bcm of gas were produced from Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli, while Shah Deniz yielded nearly 55 million tons of condensate and 285.3 bcm of gas. During this period, 682.5 million tons of oil and 206.4 billion cubic meters of gas were exported.