APA: SOCAR: Azerbaijan sees no alternative in transportation of gas to Europe

Azerbaijan sees no alternative in transportation of gas from Shah Deniz to Europe, said Kamal Abbasov, Head of Gas Export Department of SOCAR, APA-Economics reports quoting Reuters.

Note that in June Azerbaijan and Turkey signed intergovernmental agreement on realization of TransAnatolian gas pipeline project. But Abbasov noted that Azerbaijan would not satisfy with transporting own gas only to Turkey: ‘Turkish market satisfy us from viewpoint of commerce, but our goal is Europe. TANAP will be constructed in step with the second gas pipeline directed only to Europe’.

Note that on the way to the second phase of development of Shah Deniz deposit, the consortium will select one from two routes connected with transportation of gas to Europe by the mid of 2013. The consortium must select between the Nabucco West and TAP pipeline projects.  MORE