(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 25. The talks on
increasing gas supplies from Azerbaijan to Europe are reaching the
finish line, said the EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson,
Trend reports.
“Last we the EU reached agreements on boosting gas deliveries
from Israel and Egypt. We have intensified our cooperation with
Norway and reaching the finish line in negotiations with
Azerbaijan,” she told Estonian Postimees newspaper.
She pointed out that joint gas purchases require unanimity and
coordination between member states, and that the work of the
European Commission creates the necessary conditions for this.
“The good news is that we had record LNG imports to Europe
standing at 12.8 billion cubic meters, the highest monthly figure
ever,” said Simson.
Azerbaijan's gas exports to Europe began on December 31, 2020
with the commissioning of the Southern Gas Corridor comprising of
the South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion, the Trans Anatolian Natural
Gas Pipeline (TANAP) and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
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