Description

The Oil and Gas Resources
of Azerbaijan

Since its independence, thanks to the rational and controlled use of its natural resources
and the diversification of its oil and gas pipelines, Azerbaijan has become a major regional
energy hub, an essential contributor to most of the large-scale projects in the region, and
a new commercial and security partner for Europe. It is committed to an ambitious strategy
of diversified economic development.

Azerbaijan, which has the world's most ancient oil industry, has left behind its relative
anonymity of the Soviet era and become an independent player on the stage of Eurasian
energy. As a researcher at the Baku State University, the author, Fazil Zeynalov, provides a
particularly pertinent geostrategic study of Azerbaijan and its energy policies. He explains
the changing history of Azerbaijan's energy reserves since the Middle Ages and presents the
importance and geopolitical prospects of the Caspian Sea. This detailed and informative
publication is recommended reading for teachers, researchers and students, as well as
members of the wider public wishing to understand the international issues associated with
the Caspian, and more broadly with the region that links Asia and Europe.