State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Records Decline in Oil

Oil production in Azerbaijan in January-April 2017 decreased by 9.5% compared to the same period of last year, the State Statistics Committee said.

According to statistics, in January-April 2017, the decline in gas production compared to the same period last year was 0.2%.

It should be noted that more precise statistical data will be available in a few days.

According to the results of the first quarter of 2017, oil production in Azerbaijan amounted to 9,464,500 tons (9.9% decline), and gas – 6,954.9 mcm (6.8% decline).