Two people were seriously injured in a house explosion in the Novkhani settlement of Azerbaijan’s Absheron region, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The victims, Aida Hashimova and Gasim Hasimov, are the parents of the late Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Vugar Hashimov.

According to operational data for January - April 2024, Azerbaijan produced 16.7 bcm of natural gas last month. 4.4 bcm of gas production extracted from ACG, while 9.2 bcm from Shah Deniz. Absheron and SOCAR produced 0.5 bcm and 2.6 bcm gas respectively. Gas was transported with an increase of approximately 0.5 bcm compared to the relevant period last year, the Ministry of Energy told News.Az.