On 30 April 2015, Statoil completed their sale of 15.5% share in Shah Deniz to PETRONAS, announced previously on 13 October 2014.
The sale involved the transfer of Statoil’s 15.5% participating interest in the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement, 15.5% share in the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCPC), 15.5% share in the SCPC holding company, and 12.4% share in the Azerbaijan Gas Supply Co. (AGSC).
Following this transaction the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, SOCAR, will assume operatorship of AGSC and commercial operatorship of SCPC as of 1 May 2015, which have both previously been held by Statoil.
Image: Shah Deniz in the Caspian Sea / Statoil.