180.2 million tons of oil was produced from the Oil Rocks field from its commissioning until 01.05.2024, the information in this regard was presented by SOCAR at the "Caspian Oil&Gas" oil and gas exhibition within the framework of the Baku Energy Week, Ednews reports.

According to the information, during the reporting period, 14.1 billion cubic meters of gas was produced at Oil Rocks.

“70% of SOCAR's annual oil and gas production is being transferred to the coast through Oil Rocks,” - was noted in the information.

 
The Oil Rocks field, which is an administrative part of the Pirallahy district, is located 110 km east of Baku, 50 km south-east of Pirallahy Island in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. Due to the presence of natural gryphons in the Oil Rocks area, the stones that have come to the surface of the sea are black, so it was previously called Black Stones.

In December 1948, the first construction team was sent by the boat “Transportnik” (Transporter) from Pirallahy Island to Black Stones area, where a 14 m² living space was prepared for the drilling crew and the construction of the drilling bore was carried out. In June 1949, for the purpose of drilling the first exploratory well, the Chvanov ship, which came to the end of its life, was brought and sunk at the required point. On the 7th of November, the well produced a gush of oil (100 tons per day), marking the world’s first offshore oil production.