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New route to be considered for Azerbaijani gas supplies to Europe

Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept.27 / Trend, E.Ismayilov /
The company BP along with gas transportation through prospective route of the Southern Gas Corridor also intends to consider a new direction of transportation of the Azerbaijani gas from the "Shah Deniz" field to South-East Europe, the company told Trend. Specification figures of this pipeline route are not disclosed yet.
By Oct.1, participants of projects of gas transportation from the "Shah Deniz" field should submit their proposals. It is supposed to consider gas transportation route via a new route proposed by BP among three major projects - Nabucco, ITGI and Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
The consortium for the Shah Deniz field development expects concrete proposals from various pipeline projects, including TAP by Oct.1, 2011. Based on these proposals a route for gas transportation will be chosen by late 2011.
The Southern Corridor is a priority EU energy project. It will diversify energy supply routes and resources, and increase EU energy security. The Southern Corridor includes the Nabucco gas pipeline, Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), White Stream, and ITGI (Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline).

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