Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Alparslan Bayractar and Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Pyarviz Shakhbazov, who is in the Izmir for participation in the 4th Turkish-Azerbaijan Energy Forum, visited the production facilities of the Socar Türkiye-Petkim enterprises and the Star oil refinery in the area Aliaga.
As reported in Socar Türkiye, the visit was chaired by the head of the company Rovshan Najaf. The delegations got acquainted with objects of strategic importance for the economies of Azerbaijan and Turkey.
The meeting discussed the key role of Azerbaijan and Turkey in the energy sector, the comprehensive cooperation of the two countries, as well as the new investment plans of SOCAR in Turkey. energy industry and Turkish economy. It was noted that this is the first and only integrated petrochemical complex of the country, which occupies strong positions in the world market.
Particular attention also paid special attention to the strategic role of Star NPCs, which has a production capacity of 13 million tons of oil per year and providing PETKIM with reliable supplies of Nafta for production.
The visit took place on the territory of the industrial zone Aliaga is the first private industrial zone in Turkey, where the key assets of Socar Türkiye are located. The event was attended not only by ministers, but also by state representatives of both countries. Among them: Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey, Zafer Demirzhan, General Director of the Department of Energy Akhmet Ozkai, General Director of the Department of Foreign Relations Otturk Selvitop, CEO of Botaş Abdulvahit Fidan, head of Tei̇a Orhan Kaldyrym Petrol Dağıtım Akhmet Turkol, representative of the President of Azerbaijan on Climate Mukhtar Babaev, Deputy Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Orhan Zeynalov and Consul General of Azerbaijan in Istanbul Narmin Mustafaeva.