About 2.6 billion cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan supplied to Italy via TAP in Q1

Gas supplies from Azerbaijan to Italy via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in January-March 2024 amounted to 2,595,000,000 cubic meters, the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security told Report.

"In the first quarter of 2024, 2,595,000,000 cubic meters of gas were supplied to Italy via TAP compared to the January-March figure of last year at 2 billion 451 million cubic meters. Thus, in the reporting period of this year, the volume of supplies increased by 5.9%," the ministry said.

Overall, Italy imported 14,951,000,000 cubic meters in the first quarter of 2024, down 7% compared to the same period last year. At the same time, the share of Azerbaijani gas accounted for 17.4%.

According to the ministry, Azerbaijani gas supplies to Italy amounted to 882 million cubic meters in March, which is 1.8% lower than in March last year.

In March, overall imports of natural gas into Italy amounted to 5,667,000,000 (an increase of 0.8%). The share of gas from Azerbaijan accounted for 15.6%.

According to the ministry, in 2023, Italy received 9,988,000,000 cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan via TAP, a decline of 3.2% compared to 2022.

Azerbaijan began exporting gas to Europe on December 31, 2020.