Despite some skepticism of a number of politicians and experts regarding the construction of the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline (TCP) from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan through the Caspian sea, the chances of the project’s implementation are now impartially much greater than before the signing of the agreement on the legal status of the Caspian sea in August.

Azerbaijan exported 1.71 billion cubic meters of gas to Turkey in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to 1.69 billion cubic meters exported in January-March 2015, said a report of the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).

Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR has reached an agreement with the consortiums of South Caucasus Pipeline and Shah Deniz to increase the gas supply to Georgia in winter, SOCAR reported on January 29.

British BP has released its report on the results of the first half of 2015.

The South Caucasus Pipeline Company (SCPC) and the Shah Deniz consortium have awarded a new pipeline construction contract for the South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion (SCPX) project.

Georgia and Azerbaijan discussed the prospects for future co-operation in the sphere of pipeline protection.

British BP, the technical operator for the development of the giant Shah Deniz gas condensate field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, has switched over to the normal volume of gas export via South Caucasus gas pipeline.

Norway’s Statoil has announced that it signed an agreement to divest a 10% share of its 25.5% holdings in the Shah Deniz and the South Caucasus Pipeline.

The project of developing Azerbaijani gas condensate field Shah Deniz in the Caspian Sea is one of BP's most significant projects in Eurasia, British Petroleum director for international affairs Greg Saunders said at an international conference organized by the Jamestown Foundation in Washington on Tuesday.

The project to develop the second stage of gas condensate Shah Deniz field is being carried out in compliance with the established plans and schedules, head of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev said on Tuesday.