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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox oilfield<br />
| name = Nakhichevan field<br />
| country = [[Azerbaijan]]<br />
| region =<br />
| location = <br />
| block = <br />
| offonshore = Offshore<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| operator = [[RWE Dea]] <br />
| operators = <br />
| partners = [[RWE Dea]], [[State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic|SOCAR]]<br />
| image = LocationAzerbaijan.png<br />
| caption = <br />
| discovery = 1960<br />
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| est_gas_bcm = 300<br />
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'''Nakhichevan field''' is an offshore oil and gas field the [[Caspian Sea]], [[Azerbaijan]]. It is located {{convert|90|km}} south of [[Baku]], at a depth of {{convert|400|-|600|m}}.<ref name=reuters090310><br />
{{cite news<br />
| url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE6282DD20100309?sp=true<br />
| title = Azeri SOCAR to explore Caspian gas field with RWE<br />
| date = 2010-03-09<br />
| publisher = [[Reuters]]<br />
| accessdate = 2010-03-14}}<br />
</ref> <br />
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Nakhichevan deposit was discovered in 1960. It was prepared for drilling in 1994. In 1997, [[ExxonMobil]] and the [[State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic]] (SOCAR) signed a contract on exploration of the field; however, this contract was later terminated due the absence of significant reserves.<ref name=reuters090310/><ref name=trend100310><br />
{{cite news<br />
| url = http://en.trend.az/capital/pengineering/1651488.html<br />
| title = RWE: Development of perspective offshore structure Nakhchivan in Azerbaijan to contribute to project Nabucco project<br />
| author = Ismayilov, E.<br />
| date = 2010-03-10<br />
| publisher = [[Trend News Agency]]<br />
| accessdate = 2010-03-14}}<br />
</ref> <br />
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On 10 March 2010 it was reported that the German oil company [[RWE Dea]] signed a memorandum with SOCAR for developing the field.<ref name=reuters090310/><ref name=trend100310/><ref name=apa100310><br />
{{cite news<br />
| url = http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=117647<br />
| title = Azerbaijani President receives Chief Executive Officer of Germany's RWE<br />
| date = 2010-03-10<br />
| publisher = [[Azerbaijan Press Agency]]<br />
| accessdate = 2010-03-14}}<br />
</ref> <br />
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According to preliminary government estimates, the Nakhichevan field may contain up to 300&nbsp;billion cubic meters of natural gas and 40 million tonne of [[natural gas condensate]].<ref name=reuters090310/><ref name=trend100310/><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Portal|Azerbaijan|Energy}}<br />
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{{Energy in Azerbaijan}}<br />
{{coord missing|Azerbaijan}}<br />
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[[Category:Oil fields of Azerbaijan]]<br />
[[Category:Natural gas fields in Azerbaijan]]<br />
[[Category:Caspian Sea]]<br />
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{{azerbaijan-geo-stub}}</div>
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