Ilham Aliyev: There are great expectations about Azerbaijan’s gas potential

There are great expectations about Azerbaijan’s gas potential, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said as he participated in the Azeri Central East platform jacket sail away ceremony at the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory, Report informs referring to AZERTAC.

“There's a lot of work to be done. As you know, we are also engaged in deep-water drilling at Shah Deniz. It's very interesting. The next 30 years will be even more interesting than the last 30 years,” bp’s regional president Gary Jones said.

President Ilham Aliyev stressed that there is a great demand for Azerbaijani gas on international markets: “Yes, especially considering the huge demand for natural gas in international markets. I think this will happen at the right time. Of course, there are great expectations about our potential. We always knew how much reserves we had. I do hope that when we start drilling, this field will grow, as was the case with Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli. The results proved at least twice as big as the initial forecast. Considering that the entire infrastructure, the transportation infrastructure is now available, I think this is a truly historic opportunity to serve the people of Azerbaijan and our international partners in terms of trying to produce as much as possible.”