In November, 2006, AIOC (Azerbaijan International Operating Company) produced and sent 19,05 mln. cubic meters of gas to carrying out tests in SCP (South Caucasian Export Gas Pipeline), a source in SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) told Trend.
59,98 mln. cubic meters of gas was sent to SCP in January-November, 2006 (AIOC launched the gas supply in May, 2006). With the aim to carry out commissioning tests, on May 21, 2006, the gas was injected to SCP from the Sangachal Oil Terminal. In order to carry out commissioning tests of the whole export system of Shahdaniz SCP, some 0,1 bln cubic meters of gas were needed to be injected from platform Shahdaniz to the Sangachal Terminal and then till the Georgian-Turkish border
Associated gas produced from block of Azeri-Chiragh-Gunashli field belongs to SOCAR and is being used for these tests.