"According to operational data for 8 months of this year, 17.6 out of 21.8 million tons of extracted oil was exported," Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov wrote on Twitter, APA-Economics reports.
"Compared to the same period last year, 14.4 out of 30.6 bcm gas produced with an increase of 9.7% was exported," added Minister.