Flows of gas entering ICGB system may be reduced due to planned maintenance

Due to planned maintenance works of upstream operators of ICGB, during Gas Days from August 5 through August 9, the flows of gas entering the ICGB system at IP Komotini-TAP may be reduced and the utilization of ICGB capacity products at interconnection points may be affected, ICGB said in a statement, Report informs.

“ICGB system and ICGB’s capacity remain fully available. If there are any changes in the maintenance dates, we will inform the market via the publication of UMM,” reads the statement.

Earlier, BP announced that gas production in the Shah Deniz field will be reduced to the required level from August 5 through August 9 due to planned maintenance works on export gas pipelines.

According to BOTAS, due to the planned maintenance and repair work in the gas distribution system for the export of gas from the Shah Deniz field, the natural gas supply will be suspended from the Turkgozü entry point to the national gas distribution network of Türkiye on July 31-August 5 and from the Seyitgazi entry point of the Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline (TANAP) on August 5-9.