Accra:In the first nine months of this year, Azerbaijan produced 37.9 billion cubic meters of natural gas, marking a slight decrease of 0.8% compared to the same period last year.

According to Azeri-Press news agency, despite the overall decline in production, Azerbaijan increased its natural gas exports to 18.4 billion cubic meters, a 0.5% rise from the previous year. The exports to Europe saw a reduction of 8.5%, totaling 8.6 billion cubic meters. Meanwhile, exports to Turkey decreased by 4.1% to 7 billion cubic meters, with 4.2 billion cubic meters transported via the TANAP pipeline, a decrease of 2.3%.

Gas production from specific fields showed mixed results. The Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) fields produced 10.8 billion cubic meters, up 5.9%, whereas the Shah Deniz field's output fell by 1.4% to 20.6 billion cubic meters. Production from the Absheron field remained steady at 1.2 billion cubic meters, and SOCAR's production declined by 10.2% to 5.3 billion cubic meters.

Furthermore, Azerbaijan exported 1.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Syria during the same period.