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European commissioner for energy to visit Azerbaijan

02 February 2022 [12:29] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews

By Ayya Lmahamad

European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson will visit Azerbaijan on February 4 to discuss the issue related to the additional gas supplies to the EU, Trend reported citing the European Commission Spokesman for Climate Action and Energy Tim McPhie.

"The negotiations on gas supplies will continue. European Commissioner Simson will visit Azerbaijan on February 4 to attend a ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council," the spokesman said.

The spokesman also noted that Kadri Simson and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will visit the U.S. on February 7, to attend the meeting of the U.S.-EU Energy Council.

Earlier Josep Borrell has said that the European Union is negotiating possible gas supplies with the U.S., Qatar, and Azerbaijan in case Russia cuts its gas deliveries.

To recall, Azerbaijan started commercial gas supplies to Europe through the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) on December 31, 2020.

The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which is an extension of the Southern Gas Corridor that takes Azerbaijani natural gas to European markets, has transported 8.1 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe in 2021. Of the total amount of transported gas, over 6.8 billion cubic meters reached Italy and approximately 1.2 billion cubic meters were delivered to Greece and Bulgaria.

Earlier, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in his interview stated that about 19 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas will be exported in 2022. Of this volume, more than 8 billion cubic meters will be exported to Turkey and more than 7 billion cubic meters to Italy. The remaining gas will be divided between Georgia, Bulgaria, and Greece.

The Southern Gas Corridor is an initiative of the European Commission for a natural gas supply route from Caspian and Middle Eastern regions to Europe. The route from Azerbaijan to Europe consists of the South Caucasus Pipeline, TANAP and TAP.

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