BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 1. Last year, Azerbaijan
accounted for 8.1% of the European Union’s pipeline gas imports,
Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov said at the plenary session of
ministers on “International Cooperation for a Resilient and
Diversified Energy Future,” held as part of Baku Energy Week,
Trend reports.
According to him, Azerbaijan’s strategic importance today is
determined not so much by the volume of energy it produces as by
how effectively it can connect regions and markets.
“Azerbaijan supplies oil to more than 20 countries, and the
number of countries receiving Azerbaijani natural gas has reached
16, making it one of the world leaders in terms of the geographical
reach of its pipeline gas exports,” the minister said.
Shahbazov noted that last year, Azerbaijan accounted for 8.1% of
the European Union’s pipeline gas imports. “Over the past year and
the first four months of this year, Azerbaijan exported 16.7
billion cubic meters of gas to Europe, 12.8 billion cubic meters to
Turkey, 3.3 billion cubic meters to Georgia, and 800 million cubic
meters to Syria,” he added.
