In January-September 2019, oil production in Azerbaijan totaled 28.2 million tons, which is 2.7 percent lower compared to the indicators in the same period of 2018, the State Statistics Committee told local media.

The newly signed cooperation agreement between the labor ministries of Azerbaijan and Lithuania on social security and labor is a good platform to start initiatives, Linas Kukuraitis, Lithuanian Minister of Social Security and Labor said in an exclusive interview with Trend.

Revenues to the state budget for income tax from oil and gas companies operating in Azerbaijan under PSA (Production Sharing Agreement) contracts are projected at 750 million manats ($441 million) in 2020, which is 15.4 percent less than the forecast for 2019.

BP will soon start drilling operations at the Shafag-Asiman structure in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, where gas reserves may be equal to those of the Shah Deniz 2 field.

Residents of Azerbaijan’s Absheron district are preparing with great enthusiasm to participate in implementing the initiative of First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva to plant 650,000 trees in the country within one day, Deputy Head of Absheron district executive power Ilham Guluyev told Trend Oct. 18.

An international “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan-2019” conference and exhibition is scheduled to be held in Ashgabat Oct. 22-23, Trend reports referring to the organizers - the Turkmennebit state concern and the Turkmen Forum company.

The date of the municipal election has been disclosed in Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov said at the CEC meeting in Baku, Trend reports on Oct. 18.

Changeable cloudy weather is expected in Baku on October 19.

SOCAR AQS won a contract for drilling operations under the project to expand the underground gas storage in Tuz Golu in Turkey.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with former President of the Republic of Latvia Raimonds Vejonis, Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani presidential press-service.

Miss & Mister Planet Azerbaijan Nigar Hasanzade and Siraj Beyalizade have joined part the world-famous beauty contest.

Ministers of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan and Uruguay has discussed relevant issues of bilateral agenda within the framework of the Uruguay’s foreign minister’s first ever visit to Kazakhstan, Trend reports with reference to the press office of Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Turkmen delegation made a statement following the summit of the heads of state of the CIS countries during the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.

An event to promote business tourism will be held in Georgian capital Tbilisi on October 30, Trend reports citing the Georgian National Tourism Administration.