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AI and energy security drive investment focus at Baku Energy Week 2026
Baku Energy Week 2026 showcased how AI, digitalisation and regional gas diplomacy are reshaping the global energy sector, as companies and officials increasingly focus on competitiveness, energy security and cleaner technologies. Artificial intelligence, upstream investment and gas security have led the conversation at Baku Energy Week 2026, as global energy companies used the annual gathering in Azerbaijan to showcase how the sector is adapting to geopolitical uncertainty. Across two...
There is no energy transition — only addition, experts say at Baku Energy Week
Grid infrastructure emerged as the forum's defining bottleneck on the last day of Baku Energy Week, as the IGU's chief of staff said that global consumption of oil, gas, coal and renewables is rising simultaneously, directly challenging the conventional narrative. The world is consuming more oil, gas, coal and renewables than ever before, the International Gas Union's chief of staff told the final day of Baku Energy Week, challenging the conventional understanding of energy transition....
Baku Energy Week highlights a new era of energy connectivity and cooperation
At Baku Energy Week 2026, global leaders and industry experts discussed energy security, diversification, renewables and connectivity, highlighting the growing role of cooperation and innovation in shaping future energy systems. At Baku Energy Week 2026, global leaders, ministers and energy companies gathered to discuss the forces reshaping the energy sector. From energy security and diversification to renewables, digitalisation and regional connectivity, discussions reflected the...
Southern energy corridors set to dominate supplies to Europe, global leaders say
The rapid reshape of global energy supply routes and markets is a key focus at the Baku Energy Week 2026. Opening Baku Energy Week 2026, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said the “world cannot live without fossil fuels,” while also insisting that countries “should be judged on how they invest in renewables.” Speaking about Azerbaijan’s role in global energy markets, Aliyev said it was “difficult to imagine what the European market would look like without the South Caucasus,” underscoring...
US eyes stake in Azerbaijan's pipelines as economic ties enter new phase after Trump-brokered deal
Washington wants in on Azerbaijan's pipelines and energy infrastructure, a senior US official said in Baku, as the two countries deepen economic ties following Trump's White House peace deal with Armenia. The United States wants a direct stake in Azerbaijan's pipeline and energy infrastructure, a senior US official said on Thursday, signalling Washington's ambitions to deepen its foothold in a region long dominated by Russia and China. Speaking at the first Azerbaijan–US Economic Dialogue in...
Azerbaijan denies claims of Israel using its soil in operations against Iran
Baku called the reports attributed to anonymous sources and unconfirmed by either Azerbaijan or Israel "completely groundless," telling Euronews it had never provided its territory for any action against a third country, including Iran, with which it shares a 700-kilometre border. Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry denied claims published by international media on Friday that Israeli military and intelligence personnel allegedly operated from its territory during the ongoing Iran war, calling the...
Smart pipelines: Can AI protect the world’s energy lifelines?
As ageing pipelines face growing risks, the energy industry is increasingly turning to AI and smart monitoring systems to improve their safety and efficiency. Around 500,000 kilometres of oil and gas pipelines worldwide need to be renovated, rebuilt or upgraded, while leaks, ruptures and incidents already cost the sector more than $7 billion (€6bn) a year — and roughly 40% of failures go undetected in the first 24 hours, according to industry experts speaking at the Baku Energy Forum. The...
'I am a prisoner of conscience': Ali Karimli, the opposition figure defying Azerbaijan’s regime
'I am a prisoner of conscience': Ali Karimli, the opposition figure defying Azerbaijan’s regime Azerbaijan’s opposition leader Ali Karimli, a former secretary of state, goes on trial in Baku on Wednesday for an alleged "attempted coup". Karimli spoke to FRANCE 24 from prison, where he slammed the charges against him as "entirely fabricated and politically motivated" and warned that he risked assassination. Azerbaijan’s Ali Karimli, a leading figure in the country’s democratic opposition,...
Energy transport corridors to Europe boosted by AI and new digital systems
AI and new digital technologies are key to the urgently needed alternative energy trade routes through the Southern Gas Corridor and the Middle Corridor systems connecting the Caspian and Europe. The Southern Gas Corridor and the rapidly developing Middle Corridor trade routes connecting Asia to Europe through the Caspian region are emerging as strategic energy transport bridges amid global disruptions, but these energy transit systems and their security require urgent investments in...
SOCAR, TotalEnergies and ADNOC lock in Caspian gas supply deal
Azerbaijan's SOCAR signed a long-term deal with TotalEnergies, ADNOC's investment arm XRG and Turkey's BOTAŞ to export gas from the Absheron offshore field from 2029, bolstering the Southern Gas Corridor that Europe has increasingly relied on in recent years. Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR has signed a long-term gas supply agreement with TotalEnergies, ADNOC's investment arm XRG and Turkish state pipeline operator BOTAŞ, locking in future exports from the Absheron offshore field in the...