Al
Cook,
BP
Azerbaijan
vice-president,
told
a
news
conference
in
Baku
that
if
all
necessary
agreements
are
achieved,
"we
will
target
2018
for
first
gas
(from
Shah
Deniz
II),"
Reuters
reported.
The
British
oil
major
leads
the
consortium
operating
Shah
Deniz
II
that
also
includes
Lukoil,
Total
and
Statoil,
as
well
as
Azeri
state
player
Socar,
Turkiye
Petrolleri
and
Naftiran
Intertrade.
Cook
said
the
Shah
Deniz
consortium
planned
to
invest
$10
billion
on
the
Shah
Deniz
II
project.
"Over
the
next
18
months,
in
2013
and
the
first
half
in
2014
Shah
Deniz
plans
to
make
commitments
to
spend
$10…
