Baku:The expansion of drilling infrastructure at the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field is aimed at increasing production capacity, according to bp's Vice President for Geology and Development in the Caspian, Central Asia, and Türkiye region, Dan Sparks.

According to Azeri-Press news agency, the commissioning of the Azeri Central East (ACE) platform has increased the number of drilling rigs at the field from six to seven.

"There are also plans to bring in an eighth drilling rig to carry out subsea operations," Sparks said.