Azerbaijan, Baku / corr. Trend / State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) commenced reconstruction of Garadag underground gas-holder, SOCAR reported.
The gas-holder will meet international standards after reconstruction.
The volume of the Garadag gas-holder is 400-600mln cu m. The index is planning to increase by 2.3bln in the near future.
SOCAR will finance repair work, Rovnag Abdullayev, the president of SOCAR, said.
Neftqazlayih? institution is to finish development of the project documents; all measures are being held to prevent possible gas escape.
Two gas-holders are operating in Azerbaijan. Garadag and Galmas gas-holders were filled with 1bln of gas in 2006. The volume is planning to increase by 1.4bln.