Shorouk Express
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 12. There will be no
suspension of gas supplies from Azerbaijan to Serbia, Serbian
President Aleksandar Vucic wrote on X, Trend reports.
“Our brothers and friends from Azerbaijan have just informed me
that regardless of objective problems caused by force majeure,
there will be no suspension of gas to Serbia. Endless thanks to
Azerbaijan and President Ilham Aliyev, whom I am looking forward to
welcoming in Belgrade soon,” Vucic wrote.
Vucic yesterday announced that Azerbaijan had informed Serbia
about the suspension of daily gas deliveries of 1.7 million cubic
meters due to technical problems at the Shah Deniz field.
Meanwhile, some media outlets have speculated that the supply
disruptions could last “several months.”
A well-informed source in the energy market told Trend that gas
supplies from Azerbaijan to Serbia are expected to resume around
January 15.
Moreover, bp Azerbaijan also informed Trend that the company is
working to resolve the technical issue as quickly as possible.
“Efforts are underway to address the technical problem in the
shortest possible time. There are no issues with the Shah Deniz
Alpha platform itself or other platforms. The problem lies in the
subsea condensate export line between the Shah Deniz Alpha platform
and the Sangachal terminal,” bp said.
On November 15, 2023, Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR and
Serbia’s Srbijagas signed an agreement for the supply of
Azerbaijani gas to Serbia. Under the agreement, up to 400 million
cubic meters of gas will be supplied annually from Azerbaijan to
Serbia from 2024 to 2026, with the possibility of increasing
volumes from 2027.
Gas deliveries from Azerbaijan to Serbia began in February 2024.
In September 2024, SOCAR and Srbijagas signed an additional
agreement to supply 1 million cubic meters of gas per day, covering
the period from November 1, 2024, to April 1, 2025.
