Caspian International Petroleum Company

Caspian International Petroleum Company (CIPCO; Xəzər Beynəlxalq Neft Şirkəti) was a joint operating company established by production shareholding companies for exploration, development and production sharing of the Karabakh field in the section of the Caspian Sea within Azerbaijan.

History
It was incorporated on 4 June 1996. The company was led by President James A. Tilley, who had been the President of Pennzoil Caspian.

Shareholders of CIPCO had the following stakes in Karabakh field:

Feasibility studies
The company estimated an investment of up to $2 billion, if the feasibility studies proved the expectations for reserves. CIPCO spent nearly $100 million on feasibility studies.

In January 1999, the consortium management announced the project was not commercially feasible and as of 23 February 1999, it stopped its operations and was dissolved.
 * Closure