Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr S. Aliyev / Some 380 mln cu m of gas was pumped into Azerbaijan's underground gas-holders during the 1st half of 2007, according to the Deputy Chairman of the Azerigaz CJSC (Azerbaijan gas distributing gas company), Nazim Samadzadeh, reported. Furthermore, 350mln cu m of gas remained in the gas-holders from the previous period.
By the end of this year some 1bln cu m of gas will be pumped into the underground gas-holders of Azerigaz. The gas will be used for distribution to subscribers during the autumn-winter period of 2007-2008. Some 1.02bln cu m of gas was pumped into the gas-holders in last phase (2006-2007).
"Despite Azerbaijan's refusal to import Russian gas, we will have no difficulty in supplying the fuel," according to Samadzadeh.