BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 27. Natural gas
production in Azerbaijan has increased from January through May
2026.


This was announced in the report by the State Statistics
Committee.


According to the report, 20.93 billion cubic meters of natural
gas were produced in the country in the first 5 months of this
year, reflecting a growth of 24.4 million cubic meters, or 0.12%,
compared to the same period last year (20.91 billion cubic
meters).


During the reporting period, 16.3 billion cubic meters of
marketable natural gas were produced, which is 112.4 million cubic
meters, or 0.7%, more than in the corresponding period of last year
(16.19 billion cubic meters).


Overall, the total value of production in Azerbaijan's mining
industry amounted to 16.7 billion manat ($9.82 billion), down 0.4%
compared to the same period of the previous year.


In addition, according to the State Customs Committee,
Azerbaijan exported 10.38 billion cubic meters of natural gas (in
gaseous form) worth $3.34 billion in the first five months of this
year.


Compared to the same period last year, the value of natural gas
exports decreased by $489.8 million, or 12.8%, while export volume
increased by 110.2 million cubic meters, or 1.1%.


Against the backdrop of increasing gas production, Azerbaijan is
further strengthening its position as a reliable supplier in
international energy markets. In short, the geography of
Azerbaijan's natural gas exports continues to expand.


President Ilham Aliyev said at the opening ceremony of the 2026
Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank Group that
Azerbaijan currently exports natural gas to 16 countries.







"Today Azerbaijan is number one from the point of view of the
geography of gas pipeline supply. We supply natural gas to 16
countries, and their number is growing year after year and will
continue to grow. Oil supplies cover even more countries, and this
is all to the benefit of producers, transit countries, and
consumers.


So, a kind of teamwork, which has been created, really is unique
in the sense of the complexity of the implementation of projects
from the point of view of financing, the point of view of terrain,
the point of view of different political obstacles, which we had in
front of us," the head of state emphasized.


Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said at the
ministerial plenary session on "International Cooperation for a
Sustainable and Diversified Energy Future" held as part of the Baku
Energy Week that last year, Azerbaijan's share in the total volume
of gas imported via pipeline to the European Union amounted to
8.1%.


According to him, today the strategic importance of Azerbaijan
is determined not by the volume of energy it produces, but by how
effectively it can connect regions and markets.


"Azerbaijan exports oil to more than 20 countries, and the
number of countries purchasing Azerbaijani natural gas has reached
16, which puts our country among the world leaders in terms of the
geographical scope of pipeline gas exports," the minister said.


Shahbazov noted that last year, Azerbaijan accounted for 8.1
percent of the European Union's pipeline gas imports.


"Last year and the first four months of this year, Azerbaijan
exported 16.7 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe, 12.8 billion
cubic meters to Türkiye, 3.3 billion cubic meters to Georgia, and
800 million cubic meters to Syria," he added.