David Woodward
Engineering
Azerbaijan International Operating Company
Azerbaijan
Biography
David Woodward, President (as of January 1, 1999) Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), a consortium of 10 major international oil companies and SOCAR, is developing the Azeri, Chirag and deep-water portion of Gunashli fields in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. Their 30-year Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) was signed on September 20, 1994, ratified by Parliament on December 2, 1994, and went into effect on December 12, 1994. The contract area has estimated reservs of more than 4 billion barrels of oil.
Research Interest
Petroleum Oil and Gas
