Petroleum sector of Azerbaijan and the effects of commercial transit routes on foreign trade

ABSTRACTMaster DegreePetroleum Sector of Azerbaijan and the Effects of Commercial Transit Routeson Foreign TradeFariz ABASOVDokuz Eylul Üniversitynstitute of Social SciencesDeparment of Managementnternational Business Administration ProgramToday, the effect of the energy sources such as petroleum and natural gasthat are limited in number is indispensable in all parts of our economies and ourlives. Republic of Azerbaijan gained its liberty and has natural gas andpetroleum sources that are also owned by limited number of countries.The role of petroleum in international relations of Azerbaijan , politicalrole of petroleum, the effect of the petroleum on other fields of service sectorsand agriculture fields, its effect on major regions of the country, thedevelopment of the education and branches of the art, benefits of the petroleumin transit transportation for neighbor countries are examined in the studycarried out on ?Petroleum Sector of Azerbaijan and the Effects of CommercialTransit Routes on Foreign Trade?. Economical developments, economicalstructure in the country and economical policies established on some locomotiveindustrial sectors During Post Soviet liberty period in Azerbaijan are examinedin the first section.Subjects concerning the contribution of the petroleum sector, locomotivesector of Azerbaijan, to the economy of the country; view to petroleum and gasindustry of Azerbaijan; political point of the petroleum; the effect of thepetroleum on other service industry and agricultural fields, its effects on majorregions; the development of the education and art branches are discussed in thesecond section.Grand energy projects that are performed between Azerbaijan andneighbor countries, benefits of the petroleum in transit transportation toAzerbaijan and neighbor countries, cooperation with the Republic of Turkey inenergy and political domains, difficulties that are raised during energy projectsand final situation are examined in final section.Keywords: 1) Petroleum Sector of Azerbaijan Republic, 2) Petroleum and GasBusiness, 3) Economy of Azerbaijan, 4) Commercial Transit Routes, 5) Petroleumand Gas pipelines