In mid-February, gas reserves in underground gas storages in Europe reached a record high of 73.4 bln m³, Azernews reports citing Gas Infrastructure Europe. Currently, Europe’s gas storages are 66.58 percent full. This is 15.38 percent more than the average for the same period of the last five years. On February 12, …
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EU Ambassador: bloc “needs good news” from Georgia to create “positive atmosphere” for ties
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Saturday said the bloc needed to receive “good news” from Georgia regarding its progress on the conditions outlined by the EU last year for granting Tbilisi its membership candidate status, in order to create a “positive atmosphere” for future relations between …
Read More »Azerbaijan to transport 12 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe this year
“10.2 billion cubic meters of gas will be transported to Türkiye and 12 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe via the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) this year, said Azerbaijani Ambassador to Türkiye Rashad Mammamadov. Mammadov noted that TANAP, as one of the most important steps in the successful …
Read More »Europe cheers up for drop in gas price thanks to Azerbaijan
Gas prices in Bulgaria in May were reduced by 21 percent compared to April due to gas supplies from Azerbaijan. Azernews reports, citing local media, this is stated in the message of the Bulgarian Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (EWRC). Thus, prices for May are set at BGN 77.55 (USD …
Read More »Azerbaijani gas saved Italy from deindustrialization – Italian expert
Matteo Villa, Head of the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) DataLab, said that the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) saved Italy from deindustrialization, Azernews reports, referring to Trend. “For Italy, 2022 was an important year in terms of diversification. We have the TAP, which, in 2021, saved us all. We have …
Read More »Europe needs Azerbaijan more than ever – thanks to President Ilham Aliyev
As winter approaches, the gas issue starts to further puzzle Europe. Sanctions imposed on Russian energy imports in connection with the war in Ukraine have further increased the EU’s need for Azerbaijani gas. Considering the statements of a number of large countries-exporters on the impossibility of aiding Europe with gas …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Europe to sign memorandum on energy
The European Union is preparing to sign an important memorandum on energy with Azerbaijan on July 18, European Commissioner for Energy Head of Office Stefano Grassi said, Azernews reports, citing AzeMedia. Grassi stressed that the upcoming agreement would be one of the steps planned by Brussels to overcome the gas …
Read More »Denmark launches new route to transport cargo from China to Europe via Azerbaijan
Danish transport and logistics group Maersk has launched an updated rail service that connects China and Europe, Azernews reports. Freight will be transported through Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and it will take approximately 40 days to deliver rail freight to its destinations. After passing the border of Khorgos between China …
Read More »Azerbaijan to export pomegranate to Europe
Land of Fire is preparing to bring national pomegranate to new export markets in Europe. Azerbaijan plans to export pomegranate to several European countries, Executive Director of the Azerbaijan Pomegranate Producers and Exporters Association Yusif Akhundov told Report. Akhundov stressed that negotiations are underway on export to Latvia, Poland and …
Read More »BP talks on security of pipelines running from Azerbaijan to Europe
Safety of the pipeline is firstly assured by the design of the pipeline,Trend reports citing BP Azerbaijan’s communications manager Tamam Bayatly. She made the remarks in an interview with John Batchelor Show, a famous American radio program that has a wide audience of listeners. “Safety and security is very important …
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