BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 26
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
It is possible to activate gas imports from Turkmenistan by holding direct talks by officials of Iran's steel sector with the country, Adviser to the CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Hassan Zeydabadi said, Trend reports citing Mehr News Agency.
He made the remark during a seminar to research the gas problem in the country’s steel sector.
The official stressed that Iran may import 40 million cubic meters of gas daily from Turkmenistan.
Zeydabadi noted that of the volume, 5 million cubic meters were activated by swapping Turkmen gas to Azerbaijan via Iran, and now it is possible to use pipelines to import 35 million cubic meters of gas daily.
At present, more than 800 million cubic meters of gas were consumed in Iran per day. About 30 million cubic meters of which are accounted for the steel sector.
On November 28, 2021, a tripartite contract on the swapping of 1.5-2 billion cubic meters of Turkmen gas to Azerbaijan through Iran per year was signed between Iran and Azerbaijan in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on the sidelines of the 15th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). According to the contract, daily 5-6 million cubic meters of gas will be swapped.
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