ECONOMY
SOCAR over-fulfils plan on gas custody transfer for the last ten months
Baku, November 4 (AZERTAC). SOCAR delivered 1 bln 58 mln 504 thousand cubic meters of gas to the state gas supply system in October. 326 mln 231 thousand cubic meters of gas was injected during October. A total of 732 mln 273 thousand cubic meters of gas was consumed in October. Of this total, 610 mln 448 thousand cubic meters of gas fell to the share of population, industry and Azerenergy. 31 million 108 thousand cubic meters of gas was exported to Georgia, 80 mln 633 thousand cubic meters – Russia, and 10 mln 84 thousand cubic meters of gas – Iran for Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic gas supply. SOCAR has over-fulfilled plan on natural gas custody transfer for the last ten months. SOCAR delivered 9 bln 424 mln 284 thousand cubic meters of gas to the state has supply system during January-October of the current year that is 880 mln 784 thousand cubic meters more. Besides, 638 mln 680 thousand cubic meters of gas was collected out of underground gas storages for gas supply of the country industry, population and implementation of gas export, and 1 billion 639 mln 213 thousand cubic meters of gas was injected to the storages. Consequently, overall volume of the consumed gas for January-October makes 8 bln 423 mln 751 thousand cubic meters. Of this total, 7 bln 172 mln 945 thousand cubic meters of gas fell to the share of population, industry, and Azerenergy. 278 mln 463 thousand cubic meters of gas was exported to Georgia, 698 mln 637 thousand cubic meters – Russia, and 273 mln 706 thousand cubic meters of gas – Iran for Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic gas supply.