In the first half of 2025, the Shah Deniz Alpha and Shah Deniz Bravo platforms produced around 14 billion standard cubic metres of gas and about 2 million tonnes (around 16 million barrels) of condensate in total from the Shah Deniz Alpha and Shah Deniz Bravo platforms, bp said in its report for the first half 2025 results.
In the first half of 2025, ACG drilled and completed three oil producer, three water injector and one gas injector wells.
During the first six months of the year, ACG delivered an average of around 8 million cubic metres per day of ACG associated gas to the state of Azerbaijan (1.5 billion cubic metres in total), primarily at the Sangachal terminal but also to SOCAR’s Oil Rocks facility. The remainder of the associated gas produced was re-injected for reservoir pressure maintenance.
On 20 September 2024, SOCAR together with bp and other ACG co-venturers announced the signing of an addendum to the existing ACG production sharing agreement (PSA) to progress the exploration, appraisal, development of and production from the NAG reservoirs of the ACG field. The NAG resources of ACG are believed to be significant, with up to 4 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of recoverable volumes.
In the first half of the year, an initial production well was drilled and completed to access two priority NAG reservoirs. The well was drilled from the existing West Chirag platform. This well represents a significant milestone, as it will also provide appraisal through production - expected to underpin future NAG development plans. Currently, all required subsea tie-in works are progressing in preparation for the start-up of first gas production from the NAG reservoirs.
In the first half of 2025, oil and gas from ACG and Shah Deniz continued to flow via subsea pipelines to the Sangachal terminal.
The daily capacity of the terminal’s processing systems is currently 1.2 million barrels of crude oil and condensate, and about 81 million standard cubic metres of Shah Deniz gas, while overall processing and export capacity for gas, including ACG associated gas is around 100 million standard cubic metres per day.
During the first half of the year, the Sangachal terminal exported around 106 million barrels of oil and condensate, which was sent mainly through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline.
Gas is exported via the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP), including the SCP expansion system and via Azerbaijan’s pipelines connecting the terminal’s gas processing facilities with Azerigas’s national grid system.
On average, around 74 million standard cubic metres (about 2,616 million standard cubic feet) of Shah Deniz gas was sent from the terminal daily during the first half of 2025.
On 2 June, the investors in the Sangachal terminal sanctioned the Sangachal terminal electrification (STEL) project. The $230 million project will enable the terminal to connect with Azerbaijan’s national grid operated by AzerEnerji, via new facilities to be built both within and outside the terminal, including a new 220/110 kV electricity substation.
The STEL project is closely linked to the Shafag project, a 240MW AC solar plant to be built in Jabrayil, via a new commercial structure called ‘virtual power transfer arrangement’. Based on this arrangement, the Shafag plant would produce power and deliver it to AzerEnerji in the Jabrayil district, while AzerEnerji would deliver an equivalent quantity of electricity to the Sangachal terminal near Baku. Together, the Shafag and STEL projects are expected to support the reduction of operational emissions by around 50% over the future life of the Sangachal terminal, based on the current outlook and plans.
The terminal currently uses seven gas turbines to generate the power it needs. Following the electrification, the turbines will be removed in phases, freeing up the fuel gas for export.
The STEL project will be developed and managed by bp as operator of the Sangachal terminal. Construction activities for STEL have already commenced with completion expected in two stages – Stage 1 in mid-2027, and Stage 2 by the end of 2028.
