Azerbaijani gas supplies to Italy increased by 6.4% in January-July

Gas supplies from Azerbaijan to Italy via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in January-July 2024 amounted to 6.075 billion cubic meters, which is 6.4% more than in the same period of 2023, Report informs referring to the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security of Italy.

In total, in January-July of this year, Italy imported 35.273 billion cubic meters of natural gas - 4.3% less than a year earlier.

At the same time, Azerbaijani gas accounted for 17.2%.

According to the ministry, in July, Azerbaijani gas supplies to Italy amounted to 905 million cubic meters (an increase of 12.2% compared to July last year). In July, total natural gas imports to Italy amounted to 4.201 billion cubic meters (a decrease of 1.8%). Azerbaijani gas accounted for 21.5%.

According to the ministry, in 2023 Italy received 9.988 billion cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan via TAP (a decrease of 3.2% compared to 2022). In 2024, Azerbaijan plans to supply 9.6 billion cubic meters of gas to Italy. Azerbaijan began exporting gas to Europe on December 31, 2022.