The gas storage operation department of
Gas pumping in the storehouses has started since April 4: "The gas volumes in the storehouses currently reach 831 million cubic meters, with the rest of last year’s volume. In 2018-2019, 2.3 billion cubic meters of gas, an all time high since the storehouses were launched 45 years ago, were taken from the storehouses."
Azerbaijan has two underground gas storehouses – Galmaz and Garadagh. Gas pumping season last from April until November.
The capacity of Galmaz and Garadagh storehouses is planned to be increased to 5 billion cubic meters. At the first stage, the capacity is expected to reach 3.5 bcm, including 1.5 bcm in Galmaz, 2 bcm in Garadagh.