Gas Export To Romania: Azerbaijan Expands Geography Of Supplies
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Ayya Lmahamad read more Romania has started to receive Azerbaijani gas from January 1,
2023, Azernews reports.
The supplies are carried out under the deal signed between
Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) and Romania's Romgaz SA on
December 16, 2022.
In keeping with the contract, Romania will receive 4.2 million
cubic meters of gas per day and 300 million cubic meters per
quarter.
The deal provides for the planned transportation of natural gas
from the Greece-Komotini exit point of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline,
the European branch of the Southern Gas Corridor, through the
Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria starting January 1, 2023.
The contract, which ensures the delivery of Azerbaijani gas to a
new customer in Europe, serves Azerbaijan's strategic objectives to
diversify gas supplies within the framework of bilateral
partnerships with various European countries.
Azerbaijan and Romania are cooperating in various spheres of the
economy. The two countries established diplomatic relations on June
19, 1992. The embassy of Romania in Azerbaijan was opened on
November 3, 1998, and the embassy of Azerbaijan in Romania on May
19, 2001.
The trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $215.5
million in 2021, with exports amounting to $120.5 million, and
imports to $94.9 million.
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