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By Aynur Jafarova

Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR conducts active work on the development of advanced welding technologies, which are the important component of the oil and gas sector.

This remark was made by SOCAR official Khalig Mammadov on March 18 during a seminar titled "New technologies and materials of welding production in industry".

He noted currently, SOCAR subdivisions employ over 2,000 specialists in the field of welding.

The development of this area is of great importance in terms of implementation of large-scale projects in the country. In particular, in the framework of implementation of the second stage of development of giant Shah Deniz gas condensate field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea will create around 15,000 working places, 4,000-5,000 of which will fall to welder-specialists, Mammadov noted.

Also, the specialists will play an important role in implementation of the project on construction of a new complex for oil and gas processing and production of petrochemical goods, Mammadov added.

The Shah Deniz field, one of the world's largest gas-condensate fields, was discovered in 1999. The field has proved to be a secure and reliable supplier of gas to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, and Europe.

The gas that will be produced in the second stage of Shah Deniz field's development project will be the main source of supplying the Southern Gas Corridor. The Corridor envisages transferring Caspian gas to European markets.

Azerbaijan's energy giant SOCAR is involved in exploring oil and gas fields, producing, processing, and transporting oil, gas, and gas condensate, marketing petroleum and petrochemical products in domestic and international markets, and supplying natural gas to Azerbaijan's industry and public.