Baku: Alpha platform restarted to operate in the Shah Deniz gas and condensate field starting from evening hours of January 18, BP-Azerbaijan told APA-Economics. bp reported that the technical issue with the subsea condensate export pipeline connecting the Shah Deniz Alpha platform to the Sangachal terminal has been fully resolved.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, production and export operations from the Shah Deniz Alpha platform are now being gradually restored. This process will take a few more days. bp continues to work closely with SOCAR and other partners to coordinate further plans and actions, the company stated.

A technical fault was identified on January 7 in the subsea condensate export line between the Shah Deniz Alpha platform and the Sangachal terminal. As a result, production and export operations from the SDA platform were temporarily suspended, and the platform was safely shut down.