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SOCAR’s tech expansion strengthens Azerbaijan’s geopolitical reach

The global energy landscape is undergoing a profound metamorphosis, one where the traditional boundaries of resource extraction are dissolving into the digital ether. For decades, national oil companies in resource-rich regions operated under a straightforward mandate: extract hydrocarbon wealth, manage state revenues, and power the domestic economy. However, the dual pressures of climate change and the rapid acceleration of the Fourth Industrial Revolution have rendered that singular focus obsolete.