The 40 billion cubic meter contract spans a period of 25 years. Supplies are to start earliest in 2019. Christopher Delbruck, the newly appointed CEO of E.ON Global Commodities SE, said: “This contract represents a significant step in the development of our global growth strategy and is a significant step in forging our partnership with Azerbaijan. It is a ground-breaking contract as it secures supplies to Europe from a new supply region for decades at conditions reflecting European gas markets.” Earlier this year, the Shah Deniz Consortium decided to work together with TAP on the supply route to Italy. E.ON has a nine percent stake in the TAP project, AzerTAc reports.

E.ON Global Commodities is the energy trading business of E.ON, one of the world`s largest investor-owned power and gas companies. As the commercial hub for E.ON and the international wholesale energy markets, it buys and sells electricity, emission certificates, natural gas, oil, coal and freight. Operating along the entire energy value chain, E.ON Global Commodities focuses on helping E.ON realise the full value of its diverse and flexible power and gas portfolio by operating as the company`s center of expertise for asset optimisation, commodity price risk management and wholesale market access. The company also owns and operates a pipeline infrastructure business, which supports gas supply and trading activities, and an unbundled gas storage business.

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