Anar Tahirov is a seasoned engineer with nearly a decade of experience in the oil and gas industry. He currently serves as the Process Safety Chief Engineer at SOCAR Türkiye, where he has been instrumental since 2015 in optimizing production processes, enhancing safety protocols, and improving energy efficiency. Anar has a strong focus on process safety, having contributed to studies like HAZOP/LOPA, Overfill Prevention, and Alarm Rationalization. His expertise includes reviewing P&ID/PFD documents, implementing corrective actions to mitigate safety deficiencies, and conducting safety audits to ensure regulatory compliance. Before joining SOCAR Türkiye, Anar gained experience as a Process Engineer at AzMeCo Azerbaijan Methanol Company and SOCAR Methanol, where he worked on process design and safety improvements. He also served as a QA/QC Engineer at NORM LLC, leading teams in product testing and ensuring the accuracy of technical data. Anar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, where he designed a scalable, efficient biomass power plant and developed a methodology for extractive distillation processes. He also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Marmara University, complementing his technical expertise with strong business acumen.

We are a pioneering energy company working with the most advanced technologies to provide social, economic, and environmental benefits to a sustainable life. As Türkiye’s largest integrated industry group, we continue our activities in many sectors, primarily petrochemicals, refining, natural gas, trade, transmission, and distribution. We are constantly increasing our production capacity, extending our value chain from the source to the end user. With our Corporate Headquarters Business Unit operating under the name SOCAR Türkiye, we work through three separate business units: Refinery & Petrochemicals, Natural Gas, and Portfolio Management. The companies we lead under these business units are Petkim, STAR Refinery, SOCAR Storage, SOCAR Ticaret, Petkim RES in the Refinery & Petrochemical Business Unit, SOCAR Energy Trading, Bursagaz, Kayserigaz in the Gas Business Unit; Millenicom, SOCAR Terminal, SOCAR Fiber, SOCAR R&D, SOCAR Insurance and TANAP in the Portfolio Management Business Unit. We are the strongest representative of the economic cooperation between brotherly countries Azerbaijan and Türkiye. We contribute to Türkiye's employment and production and support reducing the current account deficit. With this belief in Türkiye's potential and future, we take on essential roles for Türkiye to become an influential player in the international energy arena.