Russia wants more Azerbaijani gas

Gazprom intends to increase purchase of Azerbaijani gas by 1.5 times - up to 3 billion cubic meters compared to the planned 2 billion cubic meters for 2011, the company said. A corresponding agreement was reached at a working meeting of Gazprom Board Chairman Alexei Miller and President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev on Thursday.

"According to preliminary data, in November Gazprom increased purchase of Azerbaijani gas by 70 percent compared to 2010 and it amounted to 1.36 billion cubic meters," the report says. Following the meeting, Miller and Abdullayev stated that mutually beneficial partnership of companies is a huge contribution to strengthening the strategic cooperation between the two countries.


/Trend/