An Analysis on Present State of the Oil and Gas Reserves and Development, Azerbaijan

아제르바이잔 석유가스 자원부존 및 개발 동향 분석

  • Published : 2008.10.28

Abstract

Azerbaijan, located on western part of Caspian Sea, has been developed oil and gas exploration and production business from about 200 years ago and once charged of 50% of world oil production in the early 20th century. After Azerbaijan was independent of Soviet Union in 1991, foreign oil companies, including Korean oil companies, have been investing in Azerbaijan oil business on offshore blocks. Productive capacity of downstream in the Azerbaijan is lower than productive capacity of upstream, whereas there are important pipelines, such as BTC, SCP, NREP, and WREP, provide opportunities of the oil and gas exporting to the world. Oil fields in onshore blocks in the Azerbaijan are almost mature oil fields, caused by high recovery rate. Offshore oil blocks are still high potential in oil exploration with high risk.

카스피해에 인접한 아제르바이잔은 200여 년 전부터 석유개발을 시작하여 20세기 초에는 세계 석유의 50%를 생산하는 석유자원의 부국이 되었으며 소련 연방에서 분리 독립한 1991년 이후 카스피해 해상광구에 대하여 우리나라를 포함한 외국기업투자가 많이 이루어지고 있는 나라이다. 아제르바이잔 하류부문 석유산업은 상류부문에 비하여 낙후되어 있으나, 아제르바이잔에서 시작되는 BTC, SCP, NERP 및 WREP와 같은 파이프라인은 카스피해 석유 및 가스를 서방세계에 전달하는 중요한 역할을 하고 있다. 아제르바이잔 육상광구는 생산활동이 상당부문 이루어진 성숙유전들이다. 최근 유가의 급등으로 인하여 경제성이 높아진 해상 심해 광구는 탐사의 성공 잠재성은 있으나 위험부담율이 커서 신중한 투자가 필요하다.

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