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SOCAR operates to export large volumes of gas to Iran

Oil&Gas Materials 9 July 2010 17:58 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 9 / Trend E. Ismayilov /

SOCAR is preparing a feasibility study as a part of building a new pipeline Kalmaz-Astara, a source said. The length of the new pipeline will hit 360 kilometers.

"Currently, the work is underway on preparation of feasibility study of a new gas pipeline in the southern direction," a source said.

A source said that SOCAR continues to work to expand the capacity of a gas compressor station within the increase of transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Iran. "Renovation of the pipeline has not been begun," the source said.

As a result of the reconstruction of gas transportation infrastructure between Azerbaijan and Iran, gas transportation volumes will increase by 3-3,5 million cubic meters of gas per day from the current 1.2 million cubic meters.

Iran is ready to buy up to five billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas per year, representatives of this country said.

SOCAR head Rovnag Abdullayev said that the reconstruction of gas transportation infrastructure in the south will be completed by autumn this year. At the same time it is planned to sign long-term contract on deliveries of Azerbaijani gas to Iran.

Azerbaijan transports gas to Iran within the swap transactions for gas supply of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (1-1,2 million cubic meters per day).

Azerbaijan and Iran are connected with the Gazi-Magomed-Astara-Bind-Biand gas pipeline, 1,474.5-kilometers long. Its capacity was 10 billion cubic meters a year, but now it is lower. This route is a branch of the Gazakh-Astara-Iran pipeline commissioned in 1971. Three compressor stations - Gazi-Magomed, Aghdash and Gazakh  were built.

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