BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 26. Representatives of bp, SOCAR, and Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) presented their vision for Azerbaijan's gas production and supply at the Flame 2024 gas conference in Amsterdam, Trend reports.
The conference, held on April 23-25, brought together around 300
representatives from companies specializing in the development of
the gas industry.
SOCAR Deputy Vice President Vitaly Beglyarbekov, bp Vice President
for the Caspian region Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli, and TAP delegate Maria
Savova all advocated for Azerbaijan's interests at this
international gathering.
In their speeches, they underlined the development of the Shah
Deniz field.
Maria Savova, commercial director of TAP AG, remarked during the
conference that TAP's capacity to export Azerbaijani gas to Europe
may be increased gradually.
Beglyarbekov mentioned that the first stage of the increase will
start in January 2026 (by 1.2 bcm) and refers to the growth of TAP
throughput capacity to 14 bcm per year from the current 12 bcm.
Meanwhile, gas from Shah Deniz (1 billion cubic meters) is also
included in this stage of the TAP capacity increase.
To note, Azerbaijan has been supplying gas to the EU since December 2020.
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