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Country Commercial Guides FY 2000: Azerbaijan Report prepared by U.S. Embassy Baku, released July 1999 Note*

CHAPTER XIII OIL & GAS CONSORTIA

Appendix H: Members of the Azerbaijan Oil & Gas Consortia

1)	AIOC (Azerbaijan International Operating Company)
Date signed: September 20, 1994	
Shareholders: BP Amoco (34.1); Statoil (8.56);
Itochu (3.92); Exxon (8.0); Ramco (2.08); Unocal (10.04);
TPAO (6.75); Delta (1.68); Lukoil (10.0); Pennzoil (4.81); 
SOCAR (10.0).

	2)	Shakh-Deniz
Date signed: June 4, 1996
Shareholders: BP Amoco (25.5); Lukoil (10.0);TPAO (9.0); 
Statoil (25.5); Elf (10.0); SOCAR (10.0); OIEC (10.0).

	3)	Lenkoran-Talysh Deniz
Date signed: January 13, 1997
Shareholders: Elf (40.0); OIEC (10.0); Petrofina (5.0);
Total (10.0);	Wintershall (10.0);	SOCAR (25.0)

	4)	Apsheron 
Date signed: August 1, 1997 
Shareholders: Chevron (30.0); SOCAR (50.0); Total 20.0). 

	5)	Nakhchivan 
Date signed: August 1, 1997 
Shareholders: Exxon (50.0) SOCAR (50.0)

	6)	Yalama 
Date signed: July 4, 1997
Shareholders: LUKARCO:  LUKoil (32.4), ARCO (27.6); 
SOCAR (40.0) 

	7)	Oguz  
Date signed: August 1, 1997 
Shareholders: Mobil (50.0) SOCAR (50.0) 

	8)	Kurdashi
Date signed: August 1, 1997
Shareholders: SOCAR (50.0); Agip (25.0); Mitsui (15.0);
TPAO (5.0); Repsol (5.0)

	9)	Jenubi-Garbi Gobustan
Date signed: June 2, 1998
Shareholders: Commonwealth Oil and Gas (80.0);
SOCAR (20.0)

	10)	Kursangi and Garabagly
Date signed: June 2, 1998,
Shareholders: Frontera Resources (30.0); 
Delta Oil/Amerada Hess (20.0); SOCAR (50.0).

	11)	Muradkhanli, Jafarli, and Zardab
Date signed: July 22, 1998
Shareholders: Ramco (50.0); SOCAR (50.0).

	12)	Inam
Date signed: July 22, 1998
Shareholders: BP Amoco (25.0); SOCAR (50.0);
Monument Oil and Gas (12.5); Central Russian Fuel (12.5) 

	13)	Araz, Alov, and Sharq
Date signed: July 22, 1998
Shareholders: BP Amoco (15.0); Exxon (15.0); Alberta
Energy (5.0); Statoil (15.0); TPAO (10.0); SOCAR (40.0).

	14)	Ateshgah, Yanan Tava, and Mugan Deniz
Date signed: December 25, 1998
Shareholders: JAPEX (22.5); Teikoku (7.5); INPEX (12.5); 
ITOCHU (7.5); SOCAR (50.0)

	15)	Zafar, Mashal
Date signed: April 27, 1999
Shareholders: Exxon (20.0); SOCAR (50.0); with 20.0% -
 to be determined

	16)	Savalan, Dalga, Lerik Deniz, Janub
Date signed: April 27, 1999
Shareholders: Mobil (20.0); SOCAR (50.0); with 20.0% - 
to be decided

	17)	Padar
Date signed: April 27, 1999
Shareholders: Moncrief Oil International, Inc. (80.0);
SOCAR (20.0)