BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. Azerbaijan transported 20.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas through its main pipeline network from January through June 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee indicates that this marks a 1.4 percent decrease compared to the same period last year.
Over half of the total volume, 55.5 percent, was moved through the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum (BTE) South Caucasus pipeline, with 11.2 billion cubic meters delivered via this route. This figure is down 183 million cubic meters, or 1.6 percent, compared to the 11.4 billion cubic meters transported in the same period of the previous year.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum South Caucasus pipeline is a significant natural gas pipeline that transports gas from the Shah Deniz gas field, located in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, to Türkiye. It runs parallel to the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline, forming an essential part of the region's energy infrastructure.
The pipeline began operations on May 21, 2006, when commissioning gas was pumped from the Sangachal Terminal. Commercial deliveries commenced on September 30, 2006, with the first gas deliveries from the Shah Deniz field starting on December 15, 2006.
