A roundtable meeting was held as a part of a business mission led by Khush Choksy, Senior Vice President, Middle East & Türkiye at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, under the chairmanship of Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov, with the participation of SOCAR, Azerenergy OJSC, Azerishiq OJSC, Azeristiliktechizat OJSC, Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency, and Azerbaijan Energy Regulatory Agency.

The sides expressed satisfaction with the Azerbaijan-U.S. Energy Partnership at the roundtable. It was noted that this partnership made a significant contribution to the successful implementation of not only national projects, but also regional and international energy security projects. Technologies, experience and investments of U.S. companies played a decisive role in the formation of large transnational energy projects.

The sides hailed the fact that the policy of the heads of state, which ensures peace in the region and strengthens Azerbaijani-U.S. relations based on the strategic partnership, gave an impetus to the development of energy cooperation. The course on the development of all types of energy in Azerbaijan on an equal basis, diversification of regional energy links, expansion of the role of energy supplier with electricity and the orientation of an important part of energy to the needs of data centers was brought to the attention.

The sides discussed opportunities for cooperation in the fields of oil, gas, renewable energy, electricity, hydrogen and energy efficiency, also reviewing the current state of cooperation between SOCAR and ExxonMobil. The implementation of electricity corridors between Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Central Asia and Europe, transportation of electricity via the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity and cooperation prospects with U.S. companies within these projects were also evaluated. Both sides reiterated their interest in cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States in the fields of technology, knowledge, experience and investment in the field of energy.

The delegation includes senior executives from Apple, Ardea Energy Technologies Inc., Ericsson AB, ExxonMobil, Herbalife, Illumina, Meta, Visa, Wabtec, Baker Hughes, bp, Boeing Global, Honeywell, J.P. Morgan, Lummus Technology, Marriott, Mastercard, Shell International, Motorola Solutions, Fuji Engineering, Global Data Risk, Hill International, Lummus Technology, Straife and other companies.