Darwin Bank

Darwin Bank (Azerbaijani: Darvin bankəsi) is an Azerbaijani bank oil field in the Caspian Sea, 45 kilometres (28 mi) - 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-east of Baku and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Pirallahi Island. Industrially significant oil and natural gas resources were discovered here in the 1950s.^[1] To date, 16.2 million tons of oil and 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas were extracted.^[2] State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic is in the process of building a new oil platform which will be installed in the field for drilling of 12 wells in 2010. A similar platform No. 660 has already been commenced on site and another platform for drilling of 20 wells is being finalized.^[1] Another platform operated by Absheronneft drilled two more wells in 2009 with an overall output of 7-8.5 tonnes of oil.^[3]

Reservoir

The field holds 3 million tonnes of oil and 0.5 billion cubic meters (cm) of gas.^[1] A mud volcano is in the bank's central part.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "В 2010 году на месторождении "Банка Дарвина" будет установлена новая скважина [In 2010, a new well will be drilled on "Darwin Bank"]" (in Russian). Caspian Energy. 2009-12-23. http://caspenergy.com/index.shtml?id_node=20&id_file=7081&lang=ru. Retrieved 2010-01-06. 
2. ^ (Russian)"ГНКАР отправила новую платформу на морскую структуру "Банка Дарвина"". 365.az. http://www.365.az/content/view/1266/18/. Retrieved 2008-05-16. 
3. ^ Alena Salayeva (2009-12-23). "На месторождении "Банка Дарвина" будет установлена новая платформа [A new platform will be installed on "Darwin Bank"]" (in Russian). 1news.az. http://www.1news.az/economy/oil_n_gas/20091223105757254.html. Retrieved 2010-01-06. 

• Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia (1979), vol. 3, p. 337

See also

• Oil industry in Azerbaijan