Turkey intends to increase the volume of gas, bought in Azerbaijan, to eight milliards of cu.m.s of gas in a year, prime minister of Turkey Redzhep Tayip Erdogan declared today. In obedience to a contract, Turkey must get from a deposit «Shakh-deniz» in Azerbaijan an about 6,6 milliard of cu.m.s of gas is in a year. Last year this index exceeded four milliards of cu.m.s of gas. It is expected that Turkey will get this year
6,7 milliard of cu.m.s of gas from Azerbaijan, Erdogan said in an interview to the TV channel CNN Turkto .potrebnosti Turkey in gas today make more than 32 milliards of cu.m.s, the prime minister of Turkey said.Presently cost of Azerbaijanian gas
for Turkey makes 120 dollars for 1000 cu.m.s. As indicated in a contract, prisoner with Turkey, gas cost with «Shakh-deniz» can be revised in a year after the beginning of deliveries, that a new price will be used from April, 15, 2008. In nastoyaschee
time negotiated through this question.In obedience to a contract, Turkey must get 6,6 milliard of cu.m.s of gas from a deposit «Shakh-deniz» within the framework of the first stage of development of this project. On this volume of delivery partners on a project will go out already herein
to the year.Contract for development of marine deposit «Shakh-deniz» it was signed on Junes, 4, 1996. The participants of agreement it is been: BP (operator) – 25,5 percent, Statoil Hydro – 25,5 percent, NICO – 10 percents, Total – 10 percents, LukAgip – 10 percents, TPAO – 9 percents, SOCAR- 10 percents. Supplies
deposits are estimated in 1,2 trillion of cu.m.s of gas, reports Trend Capital.
