OREANDA-NEWS. September 19, 2012. The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is expanding its presence in the U.S. market.

Today in Baku SOCAR deputy vice president Vitaly Beylarbeyov has said that SOCAR has already opened a representative office in Washington and plans to open such an office in Houston.

"We have an interest in projects in the U.S. However, their nature (be it offshore or other projects), the further work on their preparation and realization will show," Beglyarbekov said.

Today the U.S. is one of the biggest buyers of Azeri oil.