“Previously, we supplied 800 mcm of gas a year to Georgia from the Shah Deniz,” he said. “We have managed to increase the supply through that route to 1.5 billion cubic meters (bcm), as well as to 1.5 bcm via a pipeline connecting the two countries in Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district.”
In accordance with the agreement, Georgia will receive additional gas volumes from Azerbaijan.
Georgian online newspaper ‘Georgia Online’ reported that according to the country`s energy ministry, SOCAR expressed readiness to reduce the price of commercial gas for the Georgian gas filling stations by $35-$40 per 1,000 cubic meters. Compared with 2012, gas consumption in Georgia increased by 40 percent, which made it necessary to purchase additional volumes, according to the country’s energy ministry.
Georgia’s annual gas consumption stands at 2.4 bcm.
Some 750 to 800 mcm of the gas is being supplied from the Shah Deniz field to Georgia annually, 1.4 bcm by SOCAR, and 200 mcm by Russia.
Azerbaijan exports gas to Georgia via a pipeline linking the two countries in the Azerbaijani district of Gazakh.
This pipeline can pump more than 2.5 bcm of gas a year.
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