In Bulgaria expressed a desire to receive more Azerbaijani gas

Bulgaria wants to receive all the contracted volumes of Azerbaijani gas from the Shahjeniz field in the amount of BB meter per year. This was stated by the Bulgarian media Prime Minister Bulgaria Kiril Petkov.

According to Petkov, this question is planned to be discussed with Azerbaijan.

Bulgaria will do everything possible to buy all the agreed amount of Azerbaijani gas, which is now almost 60% cheaper than gas from other sources, “said Prime Minister.

He noted that the gas is imported through the connection of the cake-sidigastro, since the connecting line with Greece is the IGB gas pipeline, not completed: “But limited technical capabilities do not allow the fence of all coordinated volumes. From the contracted volumes of Bulgaria received only 225 million cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas. For 9 months from the beginning of this year. “

Petkov added that it would discuss this issue with Greece Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis during his visit to Sofia, noting that negotiations were also coming with the leadership of Azerbaijan.

Bulgaria, within the framework of stage 2, the development of the Shahdominis deposit reserved 1 billion cubic meters per year on the basis of a 25-contract between Bulgargas and SOCAR.