13.01.2025, 18:32
Azerbaijan is expected to resume gas supplies to Bulgaria on January 15
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS Azerbaijani gas supplies to Bulgaria may resume on January 15, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA) reports, citing Bulgarian state-owned natural gas supplier Bulgargaz.
"Starting from January 15, natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan are expected to resume after they stop on January 7. The Bulgargaz company informed BTA about this," the agency's information says.
Bulgargaz also noted that Turkish BOTAS is currently supplying gas to Bulgaria.
As reported, Bulgargaz announced last week that Azerbaijan temporarily stopped gas supplies to Bulgaria on January 7 for technical reasons.
At the same time, the company stated that supplies would resume on January 11, however, on January 10, British BP plc reported a technical problem on the pipeline designed to transport condensate from the Shah Deniz Alpha platform to the Sangachal terminal. To fix the problem as soon as possible, the operation of this platform was temporarily stopped.
On Saturday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic also announced the termination of Azerbaijani gas supplies to the country due to a problem at the Shah Deniz field. However, on Sunday, the leader announced that exports would not stop.
Bulgaria has a long-term gas supply contract with Azerbaijan in the amount of 1 billion cubic meters per year.
However, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev previously reported that Azerbaijani gas supplies to Bulgaria in 2024 will be at the level of 1.5 billion cubic meters, which is about half of the gas consumed by Bulgaria. In 2023, the republic received 1 billion 250 million cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan has gas supply contracts with 10 European countries: Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia and North Macedonia. Three of them - Italy, Greece and Bulgaria - have signed long-term contracts with a fixed volume of supplies, while the rest have contracts without exact purchase volumes.
"Starting from January 15, natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan are expected to resume after they stop on January 7. The Bulgargaz company informed BTA about this," the agency's information says.
Bulgargaz also noted that Turkish BOTAS is currently supplying gas to Bulgaria.
As reported, Bulgargaz announced last week that Azerbaijan temporarily stopped gas supplies to Bulgaria on January 7 for technical reasons.
At the same time, the company stated that supplies would resume on January 11, however, on January 10, British BP plc reported a technical problem on the pipeline designed to transport condensate from the Shah Deniz Alpha platform to the Sangachal terminal. To fix the problem as soon as possible, the operation of this platform was temporarily stopped.
On Saturday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic also announced the termination of Azerbaijani gas supplies to the country due to a problem at the Shah Deniz field. However, on Sunday, the leader announced that exports would not stop.
Bulgaria has a long-term gas supply contract with Azerbaijan in the amount of 1 billion cubic meters per year.
However, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev previously reported that Azerbaijani gas supplies to Bulgaria in 2024 will be at the level of 1.5 billion cubic meters, which is about half of the gas consumed by Bulgaria. In 2023, the republic received 1 billion 250 million cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan has gas supply contracts with 10 European countries: Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia and North Macedonia. Three of them - Italy, Greece and Bulgaria - have signed long-term contracts with a fixed volume of supplies, while the rest have contracts without exact purchase volumes.
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