Azerbaijan to include deep-lying ACG gas output in energy balance from 2027

Production of deep-lying natural gas from the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) block will be incorporated into Azerbaijan’s fuel and energy balance starting in 2027, SOCAR Vice President Babek Huseynov said.

Huseynov noted that output of non-associated natural gas (NAG) at ACG commenced in June 2026, but has not yet reached planned daily production levels, meaning the volumes are currently excluded from national gas statistics.

Total reserves of non-associated gas at the ACG block are estimated at 110 billion cubic meters.