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The Azerbaijan Field Workshop on "Mud volcanism and Petroleum System" took place between the 12-16 September in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event was organized in cooperation with the HOTMUD partners of the Moscow State University and the Oil & Gas Institute (Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences). The School was open for undergraduate students, PhD and scientists/specialists interested to learn more in the topic of sedimentary volcanism and related petroleum systems. More than 40 participants coming from 13 different Institutes and 10 different countries attended the whole course. The course included 14 initial lectures covering the general aspects of mud volcanism, their relationship to petroleum systems, description of the main tectonic settings, rheology and mechanisms of the mud flows, the coupling of mud volcanism and seismicity, new areas of exploration for mud volcanism, hybrid systems on Earth, and extra planetary sedimentary volcanism and laboratory simulations. This initial workshop gathered broad interest and was attended by numerous participants from various Instutes. The lectures took place at the Oil & Gas Institute (Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences) in Baku. This was followed by 4 days of lectures and practical field exercises at various structures in the region around Baku. Here more specialized topics were also addressed with lectures conducted directly on the field. Such topics included, among others, tectonic control on the mud volcano systems, morphologies of the mud flows, sedimentary basins and petroleum systems. Morphology of mud volcanoes as observed on satellite imagery was compared with field observations. Techniques for fluid sampling and data collection (flux measurement, seismometry) were introduced with practical exercises directly on the field. During the last day, the students presented their data and achievements with dedicated workshop. A final report was among the requirements for the students participating to the school.