BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 8. Azerbaijan and
Algeria have discussed expanding cooperation in the energy
sector.
This was stated by Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov
in a post on his “X” account.
“We discussed with Mohamed Arkab, Minister of State and Minister
of Hydrocarbons of Algeria, preparations for the first meeting of
the Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical
Cooperation between our countries. In addition to our existing
partnership in the hydrocarbon sector and within OPEC+, we
exchanged views on expanding cooperation in electricity, renewable
energy, as well as trade, agriculture, industry, pharmaceuticals
and education,” the post said.
Azerbaijan and Algeria, both major hydrocarbon
producers and active participants in OPEC+, have steadily deepened
energy cooperation in recent years. A key milestone was the signing
of a Memorandum of Understanding on oil and gas cooperation in
Algiers on November 29, 2022, which covers onshore and offshore
exploration and production, petrochemicals, marketing,
transportation and distribution of energy products, long-term
supplies of Azeri Light crude (including to Algeria’s Sonatrach
Raffineria Italiana in Augusta, Sicily), as well as green energy
and hydrogen projects. The MoU has been ratified by both sides, and
the countries have held multiple high-level meetings to advance its
implementation, expand ties between SOCAR and Sonatrach, and
coordinate within OPEC+ and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum. More
recently, an agreement establishing a Joint Commission on Trade,
Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation was signed in
November 2025, providing a formal platform to broaden partnership
beyond hydrocarbons into electricity, renewables, trade,
agriculture, industry, pharmaceuticals and education.
