Sangachal: In 2025, oil and gas from ACG and Shah Deniz continued to flow via subsea pipelines to the Sangachal terminal.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the daily capacity of the terminal's processing systems is 1.2 million barrels of crude oil and condensate, and about 81 million standard cubic meters of Shah Deniz gas. The overall processing and export capacity for gas, including ACG associated gas, is around 100 million standard cubic meters per day.
During the year, the Sangachal terminal exported around 209 million barrels of oil and condensate, primarily through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. Gas exports occurred via the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP), including the SCP expansion system, and through Azerbaijan's pipelines connecting the terminal's gas processing facilities with Azerigas's national grid system. On average, about 74.4 million standard cubic meters (approximately 2,628 million standard cubic feet) of Shah Deniz gas was sent from the terminal daily in 2025.
On June 2, 2025, investors in the Sangachal terminal sanctioned the Sangachal terminal electrification (STEL) project. The $230 million project will enable the terminal to connect with Azerbaijan's national grid operated by AzerEnerji, through new facilities to be built both within and outside the terminal, including a new 220/110 kV electricity substation. The STEL project is closely linked to the Shafag project, a 240MW AC solar plant being constructed in Jabrayil, via a commercial structure called 'virtual power transfer arrangement'. This arrangement involves the Shafag plant producing power and delivering it to AzerEnerji in the Jabrayil district, while AzerEnerji supplies an equivalent amount of electricity to the Sangachal terminal near Baku.
The terminal currently uses seven gas turbines for its power needs. Post-electrification, the turbines will be removed in phases, allowing for the freed-up fuel gas to be exported. In 2025, the STEL project awarded three main contracts and made progress across all contract work scopes, including engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction, with site activities advancing on schedule and safely. Construction activities are set to be completed in two stages: Stage 1 in mid-2027 and Stage 2 by the end of 2028.