Iran to triple its natural gas export to Armenia
29.07.2016,
11:26
Iran is going to build up its natural gas supply to Armenia from 1 million cubic meters a day to 3 million cubic meters in the next few years, PRESSTV http://www.presstv.ir/ reports.
YEREVAN, July 29. /ARKA/. Iran is going to build up its natural gas supply to Armenia from 1 million cubic meters a day to 3 million cubic meters in the next few years, PRESSTV http://www.presstv.ir/ reports.
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh said after his meeting with Levon Yolyan, Armenian energy minister, in Tehran that Iran will do it at Yerevan’s request.
Iran, he said, will increase its gas export to Armenia before 2019.
He added that Iran has already increased the export to 3.5 million cubic meters per day, since Russian natural gas supply to Armenia through Georgia’s territory ceased temporarily, but it will return to the previous volumes, 1 million cubic meters per day in 40 days after Russia resume supplying its gas to Armenia.
Russia ceased conveying its natural gas to Armenia through Georgia’s territory on July 10 because of the repair of some sections of the core pipeline in Georgia and is expected to resume supplying it on August 10.
Zangeneh also said that Iran sealed a basic agreement with Georgia to send its gas to Georgia through Armenia’s territory.
In his words, Iran is planning to carry out a pilot testing of the supply in the next few months.
“Transit of gas to Georgia through Armenia will be carried out through a new organization which has been established by Iran and Armenia,” he said. “The same organization will be in charge of all the issues relating to Iranian gas export to Armenia and also transit of the gas to other regional markets through Armenia.”
According to Armenia’s customs service, in 2015 Armenia imported 2 626.1 million cubic meters of natural gas worth $514.31 million, while in 2014 only 2 493.1 cubic meters worth $499 million were imported (5.3% and 3% growth) – 383.1 million cubic meters worth $72.4 million (against 365.9 million in 2014) from Iran and 2 160.1 cubic meters worth $426.3 million from Russia (82.2% of Armenia’s gas import). --0----
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh said after his meeting with Levon Yolyan, Armenian energy minister, in Tehran that Iran will do it at Yerevan’s request.
Iran, he said, will increase its gas export to Armenia before 2019.
He added that Iran has already increased the export to 3.5 million cubic meters per day, since Russian natural gas supply to Armenia through Georgia’s territory ceased temporarily, but it will return to the previous volumes, 1 million cubic meters per day in 40 days after Russia resume supplying its gas to Armenia.
Russia ceased conveying its natural gas to Armenia through Georgia’s territory on July 10 because of the repair of some sections of the core pipeline in Georgia and is expected to resume supplying it on August 10.
Zangeneh also said that Iran sealed a basic agreement with Georgia to send its gas to Georgia through Armenia’s territory.
In his words, Iran is planning to carry out a pilot testing of the supply in the next few months.
“Transit of gas to Georgia through Armenia will be carried out through a new organization which has been established by Iran and Armenia,” he said. “The same organization will be in charge of all the issues relating to Iranian gas export to Armenia and also transit of the gas to other regional markets through Armenia.”
According to Armenia’s customs service, in 2015 Armenia imported 2 626.1 million cubic meters of natural gas worth $514.31 million, while in 2014 only 2 493.1 cubic meters worth $499 million were imported (5.3% and 3% growth) – 383.1 million cubic meters worth $72.4 million (against 365.9 million in 2014) from Iran and 2 160.1 cubic meters worth $426.3 million from Russia (82.2% of Armenia’s gas import). --0----
