(Adds details on oil exports) BAKU, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Crude oil and condensate productionin Azerbaijan fell to 38.4 million tonnes in the first 11 monthsof the year from 39.5 million tonnes in the same period lastyear, a source at the State Statistics Committee said. Falling output at the main Azeri, Chirag and Guneshli (ACG)oilfields has been a cause of concern in Baku. British oil major BP and its partner, Azeri stateenergy firm SOCAR, tried to calm those worries last year, sayingproduction had stabilised. Total oil output rose last year forthe first time since 2011. But the decline continued this year. Output from the ACGfields fell to 24.2 million tonnes, or an average 655,700barrels per day (bpd) in January-September from 663,200 bpd inthe same period last year and 656,000 bpd in the first half of2014, BP-Azerbaijan said in November. BP started maintenance work at the Central Azeri and WestAzeri platforms on Oct. 31, halting operations for a month, in amove that could further reduce oil production in the country.Production resumed on Nov. 27. Below is table with Azerbaijan's oil and commercial gasproduction: Jan-No Jan-Nov 13 v 14 Oil and condensate (mln tonnes) 38.4 39.5 Commercial natural gas (bln cubic metres) 17.0 16.2 Information about total gas production in the first 11months was not available. Oil production falls at fields operated by BP led to 3.6percent year-on-year decline in Azerbaijan's oil exports in thefirst 11 months of 2014, a source at the State Customs Committeesaid on Monday. The source said Azerbaijan exported 30.2 million tonnes ofoil, down from 31.4 million tonnes in the same months of 2013. Exports of oil via Russia through the Baku-Novorossiiskpipeline amounted to 933,336 tonnes in the 11 months, down from1.58 million tonnes. Exports through the Baku-Supsa pipeline via Georgia rose to 3.855 million tonnes from 3.652 million tonnes, while exportsthrough Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan via Georgia and Turkey were 24.6million tonnes, down from 25.2 million tonnes. Oil exports shipped by rail via Georgia declined to 855.575tonnes from 896.525. Azerbaijan plans to produce 41.2 million tonnes of oil in2014, down from 43.5 million tonnes in 2013, and 28.8 bcm ofnatural gas, down from 29.5 bcm produced last year. (Reporting by Nailia Bagirova; Writing by Margarita Antidze;Editing by Greg Mahlich and David Evans)
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