Italy Fully Supports Southern Gas Corridor's Expansion
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.8. Italy fully supports
the expansion of the Southern gas Corridor, Luca Schieppati,
Managing Director of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) said,
trend reports.
He was addressing the workshop on 'Gas, infrastructure and
energy security'.
“As confirmed by Minister [of Environment and energy Security of
Italy] Pichetto Fratin, Italy's strategy includes full political
support for the increase of transportation via the Southern Gas
Corridor,” noted Schieppati.
He recalled that since the start of commercial operations, TAP
has transported over 20 billion cubic meters of gas, strengthening
the security of supply of Italy and other European countries.
TAP transports natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz field in
the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea to Europe. The 878 km
long pipeline connects with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at
the Turkish-Greek border in Kipoi, crosses Greece and Albania and
the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Southern Italy.
TAP facilitates gas supplies to South Eastern European countries
through existing and prospective interconnectors. TAP is connected
to Interconnector Greece Bulgaria (IGB) which started its
commercial operations in October 2022, providing Caspian gas to
Bulgaria, enhancing security of energy supplies in one more
European country. TAP's exits in Greece and Albania, together with
the landfall in Italy provide multiple opportunities for further
transport of gas from Azerbaijan to the wider European markets.
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