During January вЂ"August 2005 РіРѕРґР° the Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), developing the “Azeri-Chirag-Gyuneshli” (ACG) off-shore fields block, produced 7,37 million tons the Azeri Light oil on the contract area, which is for 3,22 thousand tons more of the similar period of 2004.
In January- August 2005 from the total amount AIOC produced 4,67 million tons of oil at the “Chirag” field and 2,69 million tons from the central part of “Azeri”. AIOC started the first oil production on “Azeri” on 13 February 2005.
In August the company extracted 1,305 million tons of oil on ACG (Azeri+Chirag), which is for 288,000 tons more of July 2005 and for 619,000 tons more of August 2004 РіРѕРґР°, AIOC told Trend. In August 2005 AIOC produced 600,75 thousand oil on Chirag and 704,141 thousand tons on Azeri.
