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    18 / 07 / 2016
    Ադրբեջանում գազի արդյունահանման ծավալը 10 տոկոսով նվազել է
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    Ընթացիկ տարվա հունիսին Ադրբեջանի պետական նավթային ընկերության` SOCAR-ի կողմից արդյունահանվել է 512 հազար խմ գազ, ինչը, անցյալ տարվա նույն ժամանակաշրջանի համեմատ, 10,3 տոկոսով ցածր է:

    Այս մասին, ինչպես հաղորդում է «Արմենպրես»-ը, հայտնում է «Ազադլըգ» թերթը` նշելով, որ այս տարվա մայիսի հետ համեմատած, SOCAR-ը հունիսին 4,4 տոկոսով պակաս գազ է արդյունահանել:
    Թերթը հայտնում է, որ 2016 թվականի առաջին կեսին Ադրբեջանում բոլոր գազ արդյունահանող ընկերությունների կողմից, անցյալ տարվա նույն ժամանակաշրջանի համեմատ, 1,8 տոկոսով պակաս գազ է արդյունահանվել:

    Բաքվում հասարակական կազմակերպությունների ներկայացուցիչների հետ օրերս տեղի ունեցած հանդիպման ժամանակ SOCAR-ի տնտեսական հարցերով փոխնախագահ Սուլեյման Գասըմովը հայտարարել է, որ ընկերության ներքին պարտքը կազմում է 1,095 մլրդ դոլար, իսկ կոնսոլիդացված պարտքը` 6,3 մլրդ դոլար կամ մոտ 9,4 մլրդ մանաթ: SOCAR-ը հանդիսանում է Ադրբեջանի Նավթի հիմնադրամի եւ պետբյուջեի գլխավոր մատակարարը:

    «Թուրան» լրատվական գործակալությունը հաղորդել է, որ երկար ժամանակ հսկայական միջոցներ քամուն տալուց հետո, այդ թվում` տարօրինակ լոբբիստական նախագծեր ու միջազգային մրցումների հովանավորում, SOCAR-ը փակել է իր գրասենյակները ԱՄՆ-ում, Գերմանիայում, Բելգիայում եւ Շվեյցարիայում:

    «Ազադլըգ» ռադիոկայանը հայտնել էր, որ SOCAR Trading Group-ը 250 մլն դոլար հերթական վարկը օրերս վերցրել է UniCredit Bank Austria բանկից: Վարկն ուղղված է ընկերության առեւտրային գործունեության պաշտպանությանը: Ադրբեջանի ընդդիմությունը SOCAR-ին խստորեն քննադատել է արտաքին փոխառությունների համար` հիշեցնելով, որ անցյալ տարի ընկերությունը 489 մլն դոլար վարկ է ստացել Gazprombank-ից, Ադրբեջանի միջազգային բանկից` 1 մլրդ 291 մլն դոլար, Կանադայից` 3,3 մլրդ դոլար, եւ պատրաստվում է 2 մլրդ դոլարի վարկ ստանալ Վերակառուցման եւ զարգացման Եվրոպական բանկից ու Ասիական զարգացման բանկից, եւ եւս 1 մլրդ դոլար վարկ` Կորեայի Eximbank-ից:

    Ադրբեջանի ընդդիմությունը համոզմունք է հայտնել, որ վերջնարդյունքում SOCAR-ի վերցրած վարկերը վճարելու է պետությունը:

    Ադրբեջանի պետական նավթային ընկերությունը (SOCAR) «Ինտերֆաքս-Ազերբայջան»-ին ավելի վաղ հայտնել էր, որ SOCAR-ը 2016 թվականի հունվար-ապրիլին, անցյալ տարվա նույն ժամանակահատվածի համեմատ, 8,5 տոկոսով կրճատել է նավթի արդյունահանման ծավալը, ինչը կապված է ինչպես նավթի համաշխարհային շուկայում պահանջարկի նվազման, այնպես էլ ադրբեջանական նավթահանքերում նավթի պակասելու հետ:

    Ադրբեջանի պետական նավթային հիմնադրամի տվյալներով` «Ազերի-Չիրաղ-Գյունեշլի» գլխավոր նավթահորերի համալիրից արդյունահանվող նավթի վաճառքից մուտքերը 2016 թվականի հունվար-մայիսին, անցյալ տարվա նույն ժամանակաշրջանի համեմատ, 30,3 տոկոսով նվազել են` ընթացիկ տարվա հինգ ամիսներին կազմելով 1,8 մլրդ դոլար:

    «Ենի Մուսավաթ» թերթը հայտնել է, որ Ադրբեջանի պետական պարտքն ամիս առ ամիս գնալով մեծանում է եւ արդեն հասել է ՀՆԱ-ի 55-60 տոկոսին` գերազանցելով 7,5 մլրդ դոլարը:

    ԱՊԱ լրատվական գործակալությունն ավելի վաղ հաղորդել էր, որ Միջազգային վարկանիշային Moody`s գործակալությունը Ադրբեջանի պետական նավթային ընկերության` SOCAR-ի CFR (Corporate Family Rating) վարկանիշը` էմիտենտի սեփական պարտավորությունները կատարելու ունակությունը հաստատել է Ba1 մակարդակի: SOCAR-ի SUR (Senior Unsecured Rating) վարկանիշը (խոշոր պարտքային պարտավորությունները) եւ դեֆոլտի հավանականության գծով վարկանիշը եւս Ba1 մակարդակի վրա է, իսկ SOCAR-ի վարկանիշների գծով կանխատեսումը նեգատիվ է:

    Fins.az լրատվական կայքը, հղում կատարելով Նավթ արտահանող երկրների կազմակերպության (OPEC) զեկույցին, հայտնում է, որ 2016 թվականին Ադրբեջանում նավթի արտադրանքի միջին ծավալը օրական 20 հազար բարելով պակասելու է:

    OPEC-ի կանխատեսումներով` Ադրբեջանում միջին տարեկան կտրվածքով նավթի օրական արտադրանքի ծավալը չի գերազանցի 820 հազար բարելը:

    Ադրբեջանական ԶԼՄ-ներն ավելի վաղ հայտնել են, որ անցյալ տարվանից նավթի համաշխարհային գների անկման հետեւանքով ադրբեջանական մանաթի արդեն մոտ 150 տոկոսով արժեզրկման պատճառով 2016 թվականի սկզբից մինչ այժմ Ադրբեջանի ՀՆԱ-ն 40 տոկոսով նվազել է, Ադրբեջանի արտաքին առեւտրաշրջանառությունը մոտ կիսով չափ կրճատվել է, Ադրբեջանի տնտեսությունն սկսել է արագորեն անկում ապրել:

    Ադրբեջանի արտահանման 95 տոկոսը կազմում են գազը, նավթն ու նավթամթերքները, իսկ երկրի պետբյուջեն 75 տոկոսով ձեւավորվում է էներգակիրների արտահանումից ստացվող եկամուտների հաշվին:

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      BP profit drops 45%

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      • Re: Energy in Azerbaijan

        Holly cow.....that is alot.
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          Don’t Try to Buy Dollars in Azerbaijan’s Capital
          Zulfugar Agayev

          August 21, 2016 — 5:00 PM EDT Updated on August 22, 2016 — 11:20 AM EDT

          Azerbaijan is in the grip of a fresh currency crisis. Dollar sales in the Azeri capital have all but seized up as demand from households still reeling after two devaluations last year leaves most banks running on empty. The manat plunged the most globally against the U.S. currency on Friday before recouping losses.
          The biggest lenders visited across downtown Baku since Friday either stopped sales completely, without giving a reason, or limited transactions to $100 to $500 per person. Drowned out by the din of customers clamoring to buy dollars, a cashier at Demir Bank on the capital’s central Nizami Street said the lender -- which has capped individual sales at $100 -- had trouble keeping up.

          The run on the manat reflects Azerbaijan’s failure to restore people’s confidence and risks snowballing into more pressure on banks, which already endured a frenzy on the foreign-exchange market last year as savers fled deposits in the national currency. The share of dollar savings is now at almost 80 percent of the total, according to S&P Global Ratings. “The sale of foreign exchange is something banks themselves decide,” said Rufat Abbasov, an aide to the head of the Financial Markets Supervisory Authority, which regulates the banking industry and not the currency market. “We can’t interfere.”

          After losing more than half its value against the dollar in 2015 in the biggest drop worldwide, the manat is down more than 4 percent this year. It plunged 2.5 percent on Friday, before rebounding 3.1 percent to 1.6314 by 7:15 p.m. in Baku on Monday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
          Emptying Coffers The central bank burned through more than two-thirds of its reserves last year to support the manat as oil prices collapsed, before shifting to a managed free float in December. The currency has continued to wilt in the past two months as authorities failed to satisfy the appetite for dollars in full.
          Demand for dollars is currently several times the amount being offered, according to Abbasov, the banking regulator adviser, who attributes it to a seasonal uptick in the economy.

          “We were expecting this to happen because economic activity intensifies at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn,” he said. “This is the time when many companies make payments to their foreign partners.”

          Not Enough

          The sovereign wealth fund known as Sofaz offers only $50 million in auctions held twice a week, which hasn’t been enough to supply banks. Demand for dollars was 12 times the amount offered at an auction on Thursday, according to Marja, a financial news portal in Baku. The wealth fund is the biggest source of foreign currency available to the Azeri authorities. Sofaz, which receives most of the government’s oil-linked revenue, had more than $35 billion in assets at the end of the first half. The central bank’s reserves in July slipped for the first time since February to $4.2 billion.

          The central bank also raised its key interest rate three times this year to the highest since 2008 as part of an effort to “strengthen trust” in the manat and encourage savings in the currency.

          Currency Run

          So far, nothing has worked. The latest bout of demand for dollars started in the past several days, with banks quickly running down their stockpiles, according to traders in Baku. The press services of the nation’s biggest lenders including International Bank of Azerbaijan and Pasha Bank didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Nikoil Bank hasn’t stopped dollar sales even though some of its offices may run out of dollars, its spokesman, Rashad Cumshudov, said The restrictions by banks gave a boost to sales in the black market. A trader near the Narimanov metro station on Friday offered $1 for 1.7 manat, compared with the rate of 1.62 manat, which is set by the central bank. Banks are allowed to buy and sell foreign currency within 4 percent on either side of the official exchange rate.
          “In the past four days, I haven’t been able to buy the $500 I need urgently,” said Ruslan, who would only give his first name, when leaving a bank office in Baku’s central district of Narimanov on Friday.
          General Antranik (1865-1927): “I am not a nationalist. I recognize only one nation, the nation of the oppressed.”

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          • Re: Energy in Azerbaijan

            Originally posted by Joseph View Post
            http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...ollars-in-vain

            Don’t Try to Buy Dollars in Azerbaijan’s Capital
            Zulfugar Agayev

            August 21, 2016 — 5:00 PM EDT Updated on August 22, 2016 — 11:20 AM EDT

            Azerbaijan is in the grip of a fresh currency crisis. Dollar sales in the Azeri capital have all but seized up as demand from households still reeling after two devaluations last year leaves most banks running on empty. The manat plunged the most globally against the U.S. currency on Friday before recouping losses.
            The biggest lenders visited across downtown Baku since Friday either stopped sales completely, without giving a reason, or limited transactions to $100 to $500 per person. Drowned out by the din of customers clamoring to buy dollars, a cashier at Demir Bank on the capital’s central Nizami Street said the lender -- which has capped individual sales at $100 -- had trouble keeping up.

            The run on the manat reflects Azerbaijan’s failure to restore people’s confidence and risks snowballing into more pressure on banks, which already endured a frenzy on the foreign-exchange market last year as savers fled deposits in the national currency. The share of dollar savings is now at almost 80 percent of the total, according to S&P Global Ratings. “The sale of foreign exchange is something banks themselves decide,” said Rufat Abbasov, an aide to the head of the Financial Markets Supervisory Authority, which regulates the banking industry and not the currency market. “We can’t interfere.”

            After losing more than half its value against the dollar in 2015 in the biggest drop worldwide, the manat is down more than 4 percent this year. It plunged 2.5 percent on Friday, before rebounding 3.1 percent to 1.6314 by 7:15 p.m. in Baku on Monday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
            Emptying Coffers The central bank burned through more than two-thirds of its reserves last year to support the manat as oil prices collapsed, before shifting to a managed free float in December. The currency has continued to wilt in the past two months as authorities failed to satisfy the appetite for dollars in full.
            Demand for dollars is currently several times the amount being offered, according to Abbasov, the banking regulator adviser, who attributes it to a seasonal uptick in the economy.

            “We were expecting this to happen because economic activity intensifies at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn,” he said. “This is the time when many companies make payments to their foreign partners.”

            Not Enough

            The sovereign wealth fund known as Sofaz offers only $50 million in auctions held twice a week, which hasn’t been enough to supply banks. Demand for dollars was 12 times the amount offered at an auction on Thursday, according to Marja, a financial news portal in Baku. The wealth fund is the biggest source of foreign currency available to the Azeri authorities. Sofaz, which receives most of the government’s oil-linked revenue, had more than $35 billion in assets at the end of the first half. The central bank’s reserves in July slipped for the first time since February to $4.2 billion.

            The central bank also raised its key interest rate three times this year to the highest since 2008 as part of an effort to “strengthen trust” in the manat and encourage savings in the currency.

            Currency Run

            So far, nothing has worked. The latest bout of demand for dollars started in the past several days, with banks quickly running down their stockpiles, according to traders in Baku. The press services of the nation’s biggest lenders including International Bank of Azerbaijan and Pasha Bank didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Nikoil Bank hasn’t stopped dollar sales even though some of its offices may run out of dollars, its spokesman, Rashad Cumshudov, said The restrictions by banks gave a boost to sales in the black market. A trader near the Narimanov metro station on Friday offered $1 for 1.7 manat, compared with the rate of 1.62 manat, which is set by the central bank. Banks are allowed to buy and sell foreign currency within 4 percent on either side of the official exchange rate.
            “In the past four days, I haven’t been able to buy the $500 I need urgently,” said Ruslan, who would only give his first name, when leaving a bank office in Baku’s central district of Narimanov on Friday.
            Holy crap..don't be surprised if you wake up one day and Aliyev is no there.
            TBH I find it hard to believe SOFAZ has the amount they claim to have. Selling $50 million twice a week when the demand is 12x that amount?
            Last edited by armnuke; 08-23-2016, 12:18 PM.

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            • Re: Energy in Azerbaijan

              The leadership with its people of that country are idiots. Thank God!
              With all the oil and gas reserve being extracted for a century, they are still going bankrupt.
              Vaseline is a petroleum product and it seams the West is using lots of it in azerbaijan.

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                Originally posted by Azad View Post
                The leadership with its people of that country are idiots. Thank God!
                With all the oil and gas reserve being extracted for a century, they are still going bankrupt.
                Vaseline is a petroleum product and it seams the West is using lots of it in azerbaijan.
                --- Vaseline is a petroleum product ---
                Too funny.

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                • Re: Energy in Azerbaijan

                  Originally posted by armnuke View Post
                  Holy crap..don't be surprised if you wake up one day and Aliyev is no there.
                  TBH I find it hard to believe SOFAZ has the amount they claim to have. Selling $50 million twice a week when the demand is 12x that amount?
                  That's why neither SOFAZ's or the CBA's reserves are going up. All oil profit is essentially going to prop up the Manat.

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                  • Re: Energy in Azerbaijan

                    "In a Mideast upset by cheap oil, more crude may enter market

                    The possibility of more supply entering the market has analysts already lowering their forecast price for oil into the next year. And even if the price rises, industry experts say U.S. production quickly could ramp up and keep prices low for years to come, challenging the power of OPEC."

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                    • Re: Energy in Azerbaijan

                      Originally posted by Azad View Post
                      "In a Mideast upset by cheap oil, more crude may enter market

                      The possibility of more supply entering the market has analysts already lowering their forecast price for oil into the next year. And even if the price rises, industry experts say U.S. production quickly could ramp up and keep prices low for years to come, challenging the power of OPEC."

                      https://finance.yahoo.com/news/midea...073014977.html
                      All that cheap oil will stunt R&D for alternative sources of energy and continue destroying the future for life on earth at a accelerating rate. You can look at the future of our earth by simply watching Venus.
                      Hayastan or Bust.

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