Baku, Azerbaijan, March 7
By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
Azerbaijan's SOCAR exported about 370 million cubic meters of gas to Georgia in January-February 2018, a source in the state oil company told Trend on March 7.
"As of March 1, SOCAR exported to Georgia about 370 million cubic meters of gas, while average daily export rate hit about 6.2 million cubic meters as in winter the supplies increase due to growing demand. In general, there were no problems with exports to Georgia," the source said.
In 2017, SOCAR exported 1.38 billion cubic meters of gas to Georgia.
The company supplies its own gas to Georgia via the Hajigabul-Gazakh-Gardabani pipeline. The pumping capacity of the gas pipeline after its modernization exceeds 3.5 billion cubic meters per year.
SOCAR operates gas distribution networks in various regions of Georgia via SOCAR Georgia Gas.