"This is the best result in last 20 years," the message noted.
According to the message, this means an annual reduction of the emission of 265,000 tons in carbon dioxide equivalent.
The contract on Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli was signed on September 20, 1994.
Shares in the contract for development of Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli block of fields is distributed as follows: BP (operator in Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli) - 35.78 per cent, Chevron - 11.27 per cent, Inpex - 10.96 per cent, AzACG - 11.65 per cent, Statoil - 8.56 per cent, Exxon - 8 per cent, TPAO - 6.75 per cent, Itochu - 4.3 per cent and ONGC - 2.72 per cent.
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