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China CAMCE Engineering Kazakhstan will be able to adhere to this in 2022 will be around 11 bcm, said Luca
With work resuming at the two sites,
Schieppati, Managing Director of the TAP
pushing to finalise gas year’s plan to produce 85mn tonnes of oil AG pipeline company at the Italian energy
and deliver them to their destinations, he
summit IES2022 on 29 September.
project contract with added gas supplies from Azerbaijan through
"We expect that the volume of natural
Kazakhstan’s Sozak Oil and Azerbaijan increased gas TAP to Europe in 2022 will reach 11 bcm,
which is about 2.5 bcm more than in 2021,"
Gas Schieppati said.
Schieppati noted the role of the TAP gas
Chinese industry infrastructure contractor supplies to Turkey by 130% pipeline in filling Italy's gas storage facilities
China CAMCE Engineering is pushing to in July before the onset of winter, stressing that it
finalise a contract with Kazakhstan’s Sozak "was vital".
Oil and Gas for engineering, procurement Azerbaijan exported 5.16 bcm of gas "TAP becomes the second gas supplier
and construction works on a natural to Turkey from the Shah Deniz field in for Italy. With the volumes that we
gas development project in Kazakhstan, January-July, which is 4.8% lower than transport, we will be able to supply more
Upstream has reported. the same period last year, according to than 9 bcm of gas to Italy by the end of
CAMCE moved to make a $11.96bn the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory this year. We are the second Italian source
deal with Sozak in June 2019 - further Council. According to the council, in July, after Algeria and this is becoming a
developments were likely delayed by the gas exports from Azerbaijan to Turkey strategic priority for both Italy and Europe.
global pandemic. amounted to 709.97 mcm, which is 31.47% Infrastructure certainly contributes to the
CAMCE will be responsible for EPC higher than the same period last year. security of supply, in fact, it is a new source
services covering a gas plant with an annual Azerbaijan accounted for 20.81% of all and an alternative route," Schieppati said.
processing capacity of 6bn cubic metres gas supplies to Turkey in July. In general, in He added that since the beginning of
of natural gas as part of Sozak’s operations July Azerbaijan remained in third place in its commercial operation on December
in Kazakhstan’s Turkistan and Kyzylorda terms of gas supplies to Turkey. In the first 31, 2020, 16 bcm of gas have already been
regions. place is Russia, which accounted for 42.45% transported through the TAP gas pipeline,
of all deliveries, Iran (25.52%) came in of which 14 bcm have been transported to
second, and Algeria (11.22%) in 4th. Italy.
CPC to relaunch single- amounted to 3.41 bcm (a decrease of further increase the volume of gas supplies
"We are looking for opportunities to
Total gas exports to Turkey in July
point Novorossijsk mooring 15.71% compared to July 2021). At the via TAP, the president of Azerbaijan said
that next year we will reach 12 bcm,"
same time, pipeline gas accounted for 3.28
operations by October 15 bcm (88.78% of all deliveries, a decline of Schieppati said.
12.95%), LNG was 382.8mcm (11.22% of
Earlier, Azerbaijani Energy Minister
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) all deliveries, a decline of 32.66 %). In total, Parviz Shahbazov said that gas exports to
is set to relaunch operations at two gas supplies to Turkey in July were carried Europe in 2022 compared to 2021 will rise
Novorossijsk, Russia single-point moorings out from four countries (Azerbaijan, Russia, by 40% up to 11.5 bcm.
(SPM) by October 15, Kazinform reported, Iran by pipelines, Algeria by LPG). The supply of Azerbaijani gas to Europe
citing information from Kazakh Energy Azerbaijan and Turkey signed a new via the TAP gas pipeline (part of the SGC
Minister Bolat Akchulakov provided agreement on the sale and purchase of system) to consumers in Italy, Greece and
on September 28 at the Kazakhstan 11bcm of natural gas through the Baku- Bulgaria began on December 31, 2020. The
International Oil and Gas Exhibition and Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline in the 3rd quarter gas pipeline is designed to transport 10 bcm
Conference (KIOGE-2022). of 2021. Deliveries under the agreement of natural gas per year from the Shah Deniz
CPC suspended operations at the two began on October 1, 2021. Deliveries for field as part of Stage 2 of its development
SPMs in August after defects were allegedly 2022 under the new contract are provided to Europe. The throughput capacity of the
found in subsea hose attachments to the for in the amount of 2.55 bcm. At its peak, gas pipeline makes it possible to double its
buoyancy tanks. The Novorossijsk terminus the volume of supplies under the contract is capacity – up to 20 bcm per year. In general,
provides Kazakhstan with its main oil provided at the level of 3.7 bcm per year. in 2022, the volume of Azerbaijani gas
export facility. Azerbaijan in 2021, in general, exported exports will amount to 22-23 bcm (in 2021
“The contractors’ issues were resolved. to Turkey 8.82bcm of gas from the Shah it was 22 bcm).
They have the required buoyancy tanks. The Deniz field (a decrease of 22.7%). The
first tank should be replaced by October share of the parties in the contract is as
10 and the second one by October 15. All follows are BP (operator, 29.99%), SOCAR Russian Tatneft boosts
three SPMs should be operational by then,” (21.02%), LUKOIL (19.99%), NICO (10%),
Akchulakov said. TPAO (19%). 2030 strategy output
The minister also noted that repair works
recently carried out at Kashagan oil field guidance
cost the country 200,000 barrels per day. Azerbaijani gas supplies to
“By October 20, the field will return to Russian regional oil major Tatneft of
the previous production regime of 400,000 Europe this year predicted the Tatarstan Republic updated its 2030
barrels per day. You can see that the time Strategy, increasing its oil output target by
frames are roughly similar. If the CPC and to total 11 bcm 5% to 40.5mn tonnes, according to Interfax.
Kashagan start working by October 15- As followed by bne IntelliNews, the
20, then there will be no problems at all,” Azerbaijani gas supplies to Europe via company first approved the 2030 strategy
Akchulakov said. the Trans-Adriatic Gas Pipeline (TAP) in September 2019, targeting more refining

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