Gunashli (Azerbaijani: Günəşli) is an offshore oil field in the Caspian Sea, located 120 km east of Baku, Azerbaijan, 12 km southeast of Oil Rocks[1] and its deep water section is a part of the larger Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) project.[2] The Azerbaijani translation of Gunashli means "sunny". Gunashli is believed to have more than 100 million tonnes of oil reserves.[1]
Western shallow water section
The portion of Gunashli field which is not in the scope of the ACG project lies in 120 m depth of water and developed by State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) while the deep-water section developed by BP within the ACG project is at 175 to 300 m.[1]