Russia will be replaced by Algeria, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in gas supplies to Europe
Baku / 13.02.22 Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Manlio Di Stefano Russia gasDependence on Algeria, Turkmenistan and He stressed the need to reduce at the expense of Azerbaijan.
“At the beginning of the year, Moscow for Italy over Ukraine gas halved transportation. This threat to our energy security requires urgent action. We work with the most reliable partners, “Di Stefano la Repubblica told the newspaper.
According to the Deputy Minister according toAlgeria is such a partner and Trans-Adriatic Gas The Pipeline (TAP) is important for the diversification of sources of Azerbaijani gas. Thanks to him, it was possible to curb the rise in gas prices for the population.
Di Stefano confirmed that, The strength of the Italian TAP 10 billion cubic meters of gas.
“Another promising direction is Turkmenistan, which can be connected to the Trans-Caspian pipeline in the Caspian Sea.
Turkmenistan has the world’s largest gas reserves and Europe must think ahead so as not to have problems in the future.
In early February, Di Stefano had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov. We are talking about gas supplied from Azerbaijan 8 billion cubic meters 10 billion cubic meters.
The Deputy Foreign Minister further stated that it was expedient to double TAP’s capacity in the strategic plan “in order to increase Europe’s energy security.” -02D-