Nakhchivan field

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| country = Azerbaijan

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| operator = RWE Dea

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| partners = RWE Dea, SOCAR

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| discovery = 1960

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Nakhchivan field is an offshore oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan. It is located {{convert|90|km}} south of Baku, at a depth of {{convert|400|-|600|m}}.

{{cite news

| url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE6282DD20100309?sp=true

| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130201085625/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE6282DD20100309?sp=true

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = February 1, 2013

| title = Azeri SOCAR to explore Caspian gas field with RWE

| date = 2010-03-09

| publisher = Reuters

| accessdate = 2010-03-14}}

The Nakhchivan deposit was discovered in 1960. It was prepared for drilling in 1994. In 1997, ExxonMobil and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) signed a contract for the exploration of the field; however, this contract was later terminated due to the absence of significant reserves.

{{cite news

| url = http://en.trend.az/capital/pengineering/1651488.html

| title = RWE: Development of perspective offshore structure Nakhchivan in Azerbaijan to contribute to project Nabucco project

| author = Ismayilov, E.

| date = 2010-03-10

| publisher = Trend News Agency

| accessdate = 2010-03-14}}

On 10 March 2010 it was reported that the German oil company RWE Dea signed a memorandum with SOCAR for developing the field.

{{cite news

|url = http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=117647

|title = Azerbaijani President receives Chief Executive Officer of Germany's RWE

|date = 2010-03-10

|publisher = Azerbaijan Press Agency

|accessdate = 2010-03-14

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120225213538/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=117647

|archivedate = 2012-02-25

}}

According to preliminary government estimates, the Nakhchivan field may contain up to 300 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 40 million tonne of natural gas condensate.