Gazprom, SOCAR Discuss Increase of Russian Gas Supply to Azerbaijan

Gazprom and SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic) are contemplating the possibility of increasing the Russian gas supply considering the growth prospective in consumption of natural gas in Azerbaijan, according to press release from Gazprom.

Gazprom said that this issue was discussed by the chairman of Gazprom PJSC Alexei Miller and SOCAR president Rovnag Abdullayev during a meeting in St. Petersburg.

“The meeting participants discussed the current state of bilateral cooperation in gas sphere,” said the message. “Special attention was paid to the issue of export of Russian gas to Azerbaijan. In particular, the possibility of increasing supplies taking into account the prospects for growth in natural gas consumption in the country was considered.”

Earlier this year, Gazprom started gas export to Azerbaijan, but stopped after 22 days.