ÒRACECA - NOT COMPETITION BUT PURPOSE OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Ambassador Zviad Kvatchantiradze
Executive Secretary of the Permanent Secretariat Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) TRACECA
In past several years potential of the international transport channel Europe-Caucasus-Asia - TRACECA, that runs via South Caucasus to connect Central Asian countries with continental Europe and West, at large becomes a factor stimulating development of trade-economic cooperation between Europe and Asia and at the same time economies of country-partners of this intergovernmental project. In fact, in past several years TRACECA turned from a project into the program consisting of specific projects of development of transport-communication infrastructures of the above regions.
After South Caucasus and Central Asian regions got independence they began looking for additional ways to get access to world markets. Realization of their plans became possible very through TRACECA program which from the very beginning was encouraged by the European Union.
But, let’s have a look at perspectives of development of TRACECA.
Analyze of main versions of development of world economy shows that main finance, trade and information flows in 21th century will center on USA-Europe-Asia triangle. Hence, important task of company-partners of TRACECA (Azerbaijan-Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgizistan, Moldova, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine) is to put their geopolitical and economical abilities into practice through development of transport-communication networks....
The bridge from Caspian Sea to Black Sea: Middle East Petrol’s Dubendi Terminal
Dubendi Port (also known as Apsheron Port) is located at the Caspian Sea coast of Azerbaijan Republic, approximately 50 kilometers away from Baku. Dubendi Port, which was constructed in 1970s for receiving crude oil, remained almost idle following the collapse of Soviet Union. The port was reactivated in 1996 and has been working as a hub for transit transportation of Kazakh and Turkmen crude oil to Black Sea Ports of Georgia through Azerbaijan and Georgian territories. Storage and rail loading facilities are connected to the port, providing capability to transport significant volumes of Caspian crude oil to world markets.
In March 2002, Dubai based “Middle East Petrol” received the control of Dubendi terminal and accelerated the transit transportation.
Middle East Petrol storage facilities at Dubendi are organized under two main groups:
Crude Oil & Black Products: Total crude oil and black product storage capacity is 150 000 m3, consisted of 2 x 22.000m3, 4x20.000 m3 and 5x5000 m3 tanks. Heating system is available for crude oil and oil product types with high pour point...
CONSTRUCTION OF BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN: IS ABOUT TO COME
GEORGIA SANCTIONED REALIZATION OF ITS SECTOR OF THE BTC PROJECT
Practical realization of the program of construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline will begin in coming several days, said the president of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev.
During the receipt of the Kazakhstan’s ambassador Andar Shukurov in Baku, the president of Azerbaijan noted that problems related with approval of Environmental Impact Assessment of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan were eliminted. “The main problem is solved now and construction will soon begin”, he said. The president Aliyev also held debate concerned with realization of BTC project. On the debate took part the prime-minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizadeh, the minister of foreign affairs Vilayat Guliyev, the president of SOCAR Ilham Aliyev, the first vice-president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Ilham Aliyev and other officials.
According to the press-agency of the president of Azerbaijan, the president of BP-Azerbaijan David Woodward in his speech revealed some details of the work carried by the government of Georgia related with signing of the document “Environmental Impact Assessment of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project”...
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE STRIVES FOR DEVELOPS
by Vagif Sharifov
Baku transit
Growing importance of the Caspian region as one of key energy suppliers to world markets is reflected in statistic reports. Transshipping of Kazakh and Turkmen oil via the territory of Azerbaijan gradually grows year by year. Since 1996 to present transit volume via the Baku port has grown over 5 times...
PASSION FOR “SHAH-DENIZ”
by Vagif Sharifov
Seller
After long run and difficult negotiations of Shah deniz shareholders, prime personages of the play who will be engaged in study of promising sales markets of gas recoveredfrom this giant gas condense field began making appearance.
Norway’s Statoil headed the marketing company and will sell “blue fuel” to be driven to Europe by the South-Caucasus gas pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum.
As reported the president of SOCAR Natig Aliyev, the issue on operatorship of the gas pipeline still remains open. This task will be solved before February 2003 when is anticipated sanctioning of the “Phase-1” of Shah deniz project....
CREATING HISTORY THROUGH LOGISTICS
Shipment of Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig from Singapore to Baku Cargo Specification:
2 90.00 x 14.59 x 13.20 metres Gross 2441 metric tonnes (each)
4 16.20 x 12.50 x 14.30 metres Gross 330 metric tonnes (each)
1 25.30 x 16.27 x 2.00 metres Gross 200 metric tonnes (each)
The pontoons were towed out to the West Jurong anchorage where they were floated over the decks of the already submerged, semi-submersible vessel “Tern”. The voyage to the Black Sea via the Suez Canal was relatively trouble free.
CaspiAn Sea Dredging Company - WARRANTOR OF SAFE NAVIGATION ON THE CASPIAN
Hasanov Hashim Teymur oglu
In 1972 after graduating from shipmechanic faculty of the Baku Navigation college named after Gafur Mammadov by assignment to the Caspian Sea Dredging Company he filled the occupation of motor-mechanic. He worked on all kinds of administration's vessels on positions of shift master, co-mechanic, chief mechanic, head of the department, deputy head of the department, since 1992 he has been heading the administration.
Date of origins of Caspian Sea Dredging Company goes back to 1928.
Growing freight turnover on the Caspian Sea brought necessity to build new and reconstruct existing ports to receive and tranship heavy lift ships. This gave birth to the idea of creation of the Caspian technical fleet.
RAO “ROSNEFTEGAZSTROY” - THE LEADING COMPANY ON THE CONSTRUCTION MARKET OF RUSSIA
RAO “Rosneftegazstroy” oil-and-gas construction company - is a leading Russian oil-and-gas related company dealing in industrial and civil construction.
History of the company dates 50 years back . Established in 1972 as independent structure - the Ministry of construction of oil-and-gas industry entities of the USSR- in 1991 following reforms in economy of the former USSR by the decree of the president of Russia the Ministry was transformed to “Neftegazstroy” construction concern, in 1992 - “Rosneftegazstroy” Joint Stock Company.
During this time RAO “Rosneftegazstroy” constructed over 200 000 km of trunk pipelines and over 500 000 of field pipelines and service nets (in 80s RNGS built 22 000-25 000 km of pipelines a year), over 1500 compressor and pumping stations. RNGS took part in construction of gas refinery plants of 45 billion cu m total capacity and oil refineries, built reservoir parks of over 16 million cu m, oil treatment units of 250 million tones capacity and complex gas treatment units of 500 billion cu m capacity, commissioned 13 million m2 of housing-commercial entities with complex of engineer communications, built over 150 thousand km of roads of different purposes.
EFFECT OF SOUND COOPERATION
AZFEN JV was established under the current laws of the Azerbaijan Republic on 11 January 1996 by the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic, owner of 60% of the equity shares in the Charter Fund and TEKFEN Insaat ve Tesisat AS, Turkey, owner of 40% of the equity shares in the Charter Fund.
Though young, today AZFEN has taken its place in growing and maturing market economy of Azerbaijan, and in implementation of large-scale projects. Since the day of its foundation AZFEN JV has been completing significant projects competing with world’s leading companies.
The Joint Venture was formed with the primary purpose of performing construction, fabrication, survey, transportation, engineering and project management, as well as carrying out activities related to marketing of various construction materials on a commercial basis; repair, construction and design of various projects to realize its own goals; purchase, fabrication and import and export of required construction materials in accordance with the laws of the Azerbaijan Republic; construction and installation works to be carried out within other signed contracts.