After much speculation, Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli ºÚÁÏÉç“ BPºÚÁÏÉç™s Vice President for External Affairs and Strategy in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey ºÚÁÏÉç“ explained that BP has no intention of departing from the Trans Adriatic pipeline project (TAP).
Aslanbayli stated: "BP has never had such plans on the agenda. The company plans to stay on the Azerbaijani market for at least a few more decades."
Aslanbayli continued to explain how it is expected that AzerbaijanºÚÁÏÉç™s oil production between July and December 2016 will equal, if not be higher, than in the levels in 2015.
TAPºÚÁÏÉç™s shareholders are made up of the following: BP (20%), SOCAR (20%), Snam (20%), Fluxys (19%), Enagás (16%) and Axpo (5%).
The US$6 billion pipeline project should be complete in 2020, where Caspian natural gas will be transported to Europe.
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