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.