In January 2015 oil production in Azerbaijan totaled 3.7 million tons, reads the information posted on the web site of the State Statistical Committee.
In January 2014 oil production in Azerbaijan totaled 3.6 million tons. Therefore, in January 2015 oil production in the republic increased by 2.7%.
However, it is unclear how the oil production growth has been achieved, if in 2015 the government planned decline of oil production in the country by 1.3 million tons against last year (by 108,000 tons a month).
In January 2015 tank gas production in Azerbaijan totaled 1.8 billion cub.m. (growth by 12.5% against January 2014).
In 2014 oil production in Azerbaijan totaled 41.9 million tons, while tank gas – 18.7 billion cub.m.
In 2015 the Azerbaijani government forecasts oil production at 40,615,600 tons, while gas production (including tank gas) – 28,420,000,000 cub.m.