According to Azerbaijan News on June 21, Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee reported that in the first five months of 2021, Azerbaijan exported 1.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe, valued at 288.5 million U.S. dollars.

Of the total natural gas exported, Italy accounts for 1.1 billion cubic meters, worth 243.6 million U.S. dollars. It exported 127.8 million cubic meters of natural gas worth US$32.7 million to Greece and 91.9 million cubic meters of natural gas worth US$12.1 million to Bulgaria.

It should be noted that during the reporting period, Azerbaijan exported a total of 9.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas worth 1.3 billion US dollars.

In addition, Turkey accounts for 5.8 billion cubic meters of total natural gas exports, valued at US$804.6 million.

At the same time, from January to May 2021, 1.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas worth US$239.2 million was exported to Georgia.

Azerbaijan began to provide commercial natural gas to Europe through the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline on December 31, 2020. Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov earlier stated that the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, as another energy link between Azerbaijan and Europe, will strengthen Azerbaijan’s strategic role in energy security, cooperation and sustainable development.

The second-stage natural gas developed by the Shahdeniz gas field in Azerbaijan, located in the Azerbaijani section of the Caspian Sea, is supplied through the South Caucasus Pipeline and TANAP. The initial production capacity of the pipeline is approximately 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, and it is possible to expand the production capacity to 20 billion cubic meters.

The Southern Gas Corridor is an initiative of the European Commission to establish a natural gas supply route from the Caspian Sea and the Middle East to Europe. The pipeline from Azerbaijan to Europe includes the South Caucasus pipeline, the Trans-Anatolian pipeline and the Trans-Adriatic pipeline.

Zhu Jiani, translated from Azerbaijan News Network