Top News15.02.2013 12:22 Azeri gas planned to deliver to Europe in 2019
Baku. Mubariz Aslanov - APA. Azerbaijan plans to deliver its gas extracted within the second phase of Shahdeniz project to Europe in 2019, said Vice-President of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Elshad Nasirov. For this purpose, the companies of consortium must make an appropriate investment decision in October: “As a result of this, we can realize Shahdeniz-2 project by 2018 and deliver gas to Europe in 2019”. Nasirov said that Europe sees the issue on its gas supply as a political issue: “But, both SOCAR and companies of consortium approach this issue as commercial cooperation”. SOCAR Vice-President noted that Azerbaijan is interested in other gas pipelines except TANAP: “We are interested in transportation via other Nabucco, TAP and gas pipelines. Relevant contracts on it have already been signed”. Nasirov also stated that a decision on transportation of Azeri gas to Europe through Bulgaria and Italy could be made in July, 2013.
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