Azerbaijan, Baku, 6 February / Trend , E.Ismaylov/
SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) has all the necessary reserves and capacity to cover growing gas consumption in Azerbaijan, said the head of the press service of SOCAR Nizameddin Guliyev.
According to Guliyev, the current daily volume of gas supply in the country makes up 25 million cubic meters, and in Baku - 14 million cubic meters. The volume of gas consumption in Azerbaijan has increased significantly due to bad weather conditions.
"If necessary we are ready to use all our possibilities and reserves," Guliyev said. In the winter period, in conditions of increasing gas consumption in the country, the fuel in underground storage facilities in Azerbaijan is used. At present, Azerbaijan has two underground storage facilities - Garadagh and Kalmaz.
Last year SOCAR pumped into underground storage facilities of the country the record volumes of gas - about 2 billion cubic meters as compared to 1.4 billion in 2008. About 1.16 billion cubic meters were pumped into Kalmaz and 795.3 million into Garadagh.