Azerbaijan, Baku, 9 June / Trend / Azergas closed joint stock company (major gas distributor in Azerbaijan) has received over 2.4bln cu. meters of gas in January to May as compared to 2.9bln cu. meters of gas during the same period of 2007, said State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. More than 5.7bln cu. meters of gas will be delivered to Azerigas in 2008.
SOCAR is the key supplier of gas to the gas supply system of Azerbaijan. SOCAR delivered 1.73bln cu m of gas in January to May 2008, almost the same volume fixed in the similar period of 2007. SOCAR plans to supply Azerigas 3.5bln cu. meters of gas in 2008.
A total of 342mln cu m of gas was pumped to the gas supply system of the country from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli field as compared to 837mln cu. meters in January to May 2007. This year 637mln cu m of gas is expected to be supplied from this field.
Azerigas received some 330mln cu. meters of gas from Shah Daniz in January and May 2008 against 381.6mln in January to May 2007. This year it is planned to deliver 1.5bln cu. meters of gas from this field.