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the development of the project in each of its
phases.

Key National Agencies Involved
• National regulatory Bodies (primarily, Ministry of
Emergency Situations);
• National Design Institute (mainly Institute
Azerinshaatlayihe and GosGorTexNadzor);
• Construction Contractors, including the main
construction contractor and the national
subcontractors.

Detail of the PP unit – Project Management Consultant (PMC) EPC Contractors
dry end Fluor B.V. has been awarded as Project
Management Consultant of SoCAr Polymer and Tecnimont SpA (Maire Tecnimont Group)
it implemented an Integrated Project Management Tecnimont SpA has been awarded the Engineering &
Team (IPMT) to jointly follow the execution and Procurement (EP) contracts for both PP and HDPE

Historical glance and oil heritage in Azerbaijan

The cultural link between Azerbaijan and oil comes from the Allahyar Mammad
history. Nuroghlu in 1594.
Azerbaijan’s oil was repeatedly described in the works of A turning point in
medieval scholars and travelers, but at the time oil was oil production was
only used as a household fuel and for medicinal and reached in the
military purposes. Azerbaijan oil resources were already 19th century,
mentioned a couple of centuries earlier than the furniture specifically in
below by the famous traveler Marco Polo, indicating the 1847 when the
use of the oil in Azerbaijan for treatment purposes and to first oil wells were
export it to adjacent countries drilled in Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic, was
founded in 1991. It has a population of al-
An inscription on a stone recently found in an oil well in Bibiheybat and most 10 millions. The capital is Baku. Azer-
Balakhany tells that the well was drilled by foreman Mr. then Balakhany baijan has vast oil and gas fields.
by means of State
of the Art technology.
Azerbaijan was the world leader in oil production in early
XX century and the production of oil strongly supported
the victory of the Soviet Union in World War II and made
oil an extremely important factor in the national economy.
Azerbaijan was also the world’s first offshore oil producer.
On November 7, 1949 Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea
became known all over the world with the discovery of the
Neft Dashlari (“Oil Rocks”) field 40 km offshore and 90 km
from Baku.
On September 20 th, 1994, the famous “Contract of
the Century” was signed by several oil companies
In the small but highly valued museum “Poldi Pezzoli” in Milano there from eight Countries. The Contract boosted the
is a piece of furniture dated around 16 century with several drawers, confidence of the international business
th
all ivory engraved. one of them represents the Caspian see: no men-
tioning of Azerbaijan but a clear indication of Noah’s Arch located very community in Azerbaijan and encouraged oil
close to the current position of Azerbaijan. companies to invest in the Country.

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