The Joint Venture of the Absheron project – TotalEnergies, SOCAR, and XRG – is pleased to announce that the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report for the Absheron Full Field Development Project in Azerbaijan has been completed and is now available for public review and comment.
The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) has been prepared in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan No 1175 on Environmental Impact Assessment (June 12, 2018), applicable international conventions ratified by the Government of Azerbaijan, as well as the international environmental and social performance standards, and the JV’s commitment.
The ESIA examines the potential environmental and socio-economic impacts associated with the project construction, installation, and operational activities and describes the recommended mitigation measures. The ESIA process aims to ensure that any adverse environmental and socio-economic impacts arising from the proposed works are identified and minimized, and, where possible, eliminated.
Absheron project overview
The Absheron gas-condensate field is located offshore Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, about 100 km southeast of Baku. First Phase of development – Early Production Scheme (EPS) – involves a 35 km subsea tie-back of the single ABD-001 well to a shallow-water processing platform next to SOCAR’s existing Oil Rocks facilities. This Phase is a long-plateau project producing 36-39 kboe/d (4.2 MSm3/d gas, 12.8 kbbl/d Condensate). On the EPS shallow-water platform the gas and liquids are separated and then transferred to the Oil Rocks facilities for further processing, storage, and export. Produced water is treated and re-injected by Oil Rocks in its own fields. First production was announced in July 2023.
Following Phase 1, partners took the decision to progress with Full Field Development of Absheron with Front End Engineering Design (FEED) started in early 2025. The objective to reach the Final Investment Decision (FID) is planned for 2026. The Full Field Development phase is expected to bring 110 kboe/d of additional production at plateau. The development concept encompasses a significant subsea development of three deepwater wells tied back through a 140 km subsea multiphasic pipe to newly-built onshore facilities in Sangachal for the processing and export of gas and liquids. At plateau, the Phase 2 will produce 12.7 million cubic meters per day (4.5 billion cubic meter per year) and an initial 35,000 barrels per day of condensate in addition to Phase 1 production.
Detailed Absheron Full Filed Development project ESIA report
Consultations with stakeholders are an important element of the ESIA process. Listening to and documenting the views of interested parties ensures that the project design and the ESIA reflect the collective views of key stakeholders.
You can review the Azerbaijani / English version of the full draft ESIA document and the Non-Technical Summary through the links provided hereafter.
ESIA in Azerbaijani
NTS in Azerbaijani
In addition to the digital report, TotalEnergies together with its JV partners will be organizing two public consultation meetings with the aim to present the ESIA report to stakeholders on the following dates:
- April 02, 2026, from 10:00 – 13:00 to the Landmark III Business Center (Conference room), Baku;
- April 03, 2026, from 10:00 – 13:00 to the Sangachal Cultural House.
Copies of the ESIA document, as well as Non-Technical Summary have been placed in the following locations for public review:
- Landmark III Business Center – Lobby - 90 A Nizami Street – Baku;
- Sangachal Cultural House – Garadagh District, Sangachal Settlement, Suvorov Street.
Feedback
We are looking forward to receiving your feedback of the ESIA draft report.
Please submit your comments and feedback using the following sources:
- by email together with the completed feedback forms to: [email protected]
- by post together with the completed feedback forms to:
TotalEnergies EP Absheron BV
Landmark III Business Center, 15th Floor
90A Nizami Street
AZ1010 Baku.
You can also leave the complete feedback forms at any of the above-mentioned public locations.