SOCAR Might Increase Gas Supply to Georgia

Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR says they might increase gas supply from Azerbaijan to Georgia by 11%, announced Azerbaijani news agency ‘Trend.’

“SOCAR Georgia Gas LLC imported around 500 million cubic meters of natural gas to Georgia from early 2019 to late February this year. The company plans to directly supply an approximate additional 1.26 billion cubic meters of gas to Georgia by late 2019,” the company said.

SOCAR also said that, in total, gas supplies from Azerbaijan to Georgia this year via all suppliers may exceed 2.45 billion cubic meters of gas, noting that it is 11% more than in 2018.

Earlier, the company said that the Georgian subsidiary of SOCAR plans to put into operation a multifunctional gas station in Georgia by mid-2019.

The information was released by the director of the company, Mahir Mammadov, who told Trend that the company plans to build two new gas filling stations in Georgia.

“One of these stations has already been commissioned, and the construction of a multifunctional complex in the Terjola district continues and will be completed by mid-2019. The complex, which will be located on the main Tbilisi-Batumi road, along with petrol and gas-filling stations, will combine a shopping center, public catering facilities and parking for cars,” he said.

Currently, SOCAR is the major supplier of natural gas, oil and oil products to Georgia. SOCAR’s subsidiaries are engaged in expansion and modernization of the country’s gas distribution systems, development of filling stations under SOCAR’s brand and have an oil terminal in Georgia’s Kulevi Black Sea Port, which supplies Azerbaijani oil and oil products to the world markets.

SOCAR exports gas extracted at Azerbaijani fields through its own funds to Georgia without the participation of foreign companies. Moreover, Georgia receives Azerbaijani gas extracted at Shah Deniz offshore field with participation of SOCAR and foreign companies.

By Thea Morrison

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