By Editorial Team · Published · Updated
Event: 4 Nov 2026
Urgency: Context · Evidence: Primary source
What the sources establish
SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s state oil company, and seller Comstock are the claimants. Their separately issued statements describe the same agreement and agree on the $1.65 billion price before customary adjustments. They are transaction counterparties, not independent reporting origins or evidence of payment or completion. No closing notice or independent transaction audit was inspected. Comstock expects closing by year end subject to conditions; an effective date in July is not the closing date. SOCAR’s November 5 statement supplies the fresh buyer announcement. event_time represents the stated November 4 signing date at date precision; midnight is not an exact signing time. No operational infrastructure detail or community label is added.
Evidence last checked: 5 Nov 2026 10:19 UTC.
5 Nov 2026 10:19 UTC — First published the attributed definitive-agreement announcement, distinguishing signing from conditional closing and using date-level timing and a representative country marker.
Sources
- SOCAR Ownership / affiliation unverified
Buyer’s primary statement dated November 5 announcing the definitive agreement, price and outstanding approval process; transaction-party claim.
- Comstock Resources, Inc. Ownership / affiliation unverified
Seller’s primary November 4 results release describing the signed agreement and conditional expected closing; counterpart statement, not an independent transaction audit.