VOL. XLII

No. 17

26-April-1999

FSU

NAOC Ceases Operations In Azerbaijan

The North Apsheron Operating Company (NAOC) has announcedthat it will cease operations in Azerbaijan as of 30 April as a result offailing to find commercial quantities of crude oil in its offshore concession.NAOC is a consortium comprised of BP Amoco (30%), Unocal (25.5%), Itochu (20%),Socar (20%) and Delta/Hess (4.5%). The consortium痴 agreement with Azerbaijanwas signed in December 1996 covering the offshore Ashrafi and Dan...