Azerbaijan Boosts Gas Supplies To Italy Via TAP
Date
8/23/2024 2:16:01 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 23. In the first half
of this year, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) transported 5.17
billion cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan to Italy, marking a 5.5
percent increase, Trend reports.
According to the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy
Security, 4.901 billion cubic meters were delivered to Italy during
the same period last year.
Italy imported a total of 31.072 billion cubic meters of gas
from January through June 2024, a 4.6 percent decrease, with
Azerbaijani gas accounting for 16.6 percent of the total.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), part of the Southern Gas
Corridor, supplies eight billion cubic meters of gas annually to
Italy and one billion cubic meters each to Greece and Bulgaria.
Azerbaijan began supplying gas to Europe via the Southern Gas
Corridor on December 31, 2020. Through TAP, Azerbaijan exported
natural gas to the European market through pipelines for the first
time in history, diversifying its export opportunities by gaining
direct access to the world's largest natural gas importer.
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