Shorouk Express
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 11. Azerbaijan has
informed Serbia of a suspension in daily gas deliveries of 1.7
million cubic meters due to technical problems at the Shah Deniz
field, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Trend reports.
At the time of publication, bp, the operator of Shah Deniz, and
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR did not immediately respond to
Trend’s request for comment regarding the technical issues or the
timeline for resolution.
This development follows a recent halt in gas supplies to
Bulgaria. Natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria have
been temporarily suspended due to technical reasons starting from
January 7, 2025.
Bulgarian Bulgargaz Energy Company has announced the suspension,
noting that supplies are expected to resume on January 11,
2025.
“The notice of the temporary halt was received from the
Azerbaijani supplier on January 6, 2025,” the company said.
In response to Trend’s request, ICGB AD, operator of the
Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) said that the pipeline is
fully operational.
The company said it was also recently notified about a temporary
unplanned pause in Azerbaijani gas deliveries.
“Meanwhile, ICGB’s infrastructure is fully operational and
fulfilling other client nominations as usual. We’re not aware of
the technical details that caused this as the issue does not lay
with the interconnector’s facilities,” said the company.
