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Azerbaijani Energy Minister Natig Aliyev stated at the enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, dedicated to the socio-economic development of Azerbaijan in the first quarter, that the oil production in Azerbaijan in the I quarter of 2014 amounted to 10,562 million tons, "which is 255 thousand tons more than it was in 2013 during the same period," Azerbaijani information agency APA reports.

It is noteworthy that, according to the data of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan published by "APA", in the first quarter of 2013 the oil production of the country amounted to 10.8 million tons.

Thus, if we compare the data on oil production in January -March 2013 and 2014 it becomes clear that in the first quarter of 2014 oil production in Azerbaijan has not increased, as N. Aliyev insists, but has rather decreased by 238 thousand tons.

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According to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan oil production in the country is reducing since 2011. Thus, if in 2010 the country produced 50.8 million tons of oil in 2011, oil production decreased by 10.8% to 45.4 million tons. In 2012, oil production has declined by 5.3% to 43 million tons. In 2013, according to official figures, Azerbaijan has produced 43.1 million tons of oil, but in 2014 the tendency of decline in oil production continued, in January-March it was 2.2%.