Since early year gas export from Shah-Deniz dropped by 10.8%

Gas export from Shah-Deniz field via the South-Caucasian Pipeline (SCP) keeps on declining.

According to the Azerbaijan State Statistical Committee, from January to October 2012 3.3 billion cub.m. of natural gas from Shah-Deniz was exported via SCP.

Gas export decreased by 400 million cub.m. or 10.8% against the same period last year.

Table of gas export via South-Caucasian Pipeline:

Months             volume (million cub.m.)

January                 434,7

February                 427,9

March                     437,4

April                         300,0

May                     200,0

June                 400,0

July                     300,0

August             100,0

September         400,0

October             300,0

Total                 3300,0

During 2011 4.5 billion cub.m, of natural gas was exported via the South-Caucasian Pipeline, down 400 million cub.m. against 2010. In 2009 gas export via this pipeline totaled 4.9 billion cub.m.

Natural gas extracted from the gas condensate field Shah-Deniz is exported via SCP. Gas is delivered to Georgia and Turkey. Turkish BOTAS company buys gas from the Shah-Deniz field for the eastern regions of Turkey, BTC Co buys this gas for the pump stations of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in Georgia and Turkey and Georgian Gas Corporation buys commecrial gas at the regional price for the Georgian local market. Gas from Shah-Deniz field is sold by Azerbaijan Gas Supply Company.-0--