Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 26 / Trend E. Ismayilov /
Some 4 billion cubic meters of gas will be transported via South Caucasus pipeline by the end of year, a source in oil and gas market told Trend on Wednesday.
According to the source, in particular, about 3.2 billion cubic meters of the total volume of gas to be transported through the pipeline within the contract will account for Turkey.
"About 700 million cubic meters of the total volume will be supplied to Georgia, while the remaining 100.2 million cubic meters will be sent to pumping stations of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline," the source said.
In January-November, the South Caucasus Pipeline (Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum) transported 3.6 billion cubic meters of gas compared to 4.1 billion in January-November 2011.
The length of the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum (South Caucasus gas pipeline) is over 700 km. The gas produced from the Shah Deniz field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea is transported via the pipeline. The gas is supplied to Georgia and Turkey. Azerbaijan also appears as the buyer of gas.