
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR to begin supplying gas to Austria and Germany
Gas will reach the countries through existing routes to Italy.

Gas will reach the countries through existing routes to Italy.

The move comes after Western states increased their sanctions on Russian oil.

The meeting comes after the US announced new sanctions against two of Russia’s largest energy companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.

The Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) block of fields is the largest oil deposit in Azerbaijan’s section of the Caspian Sea.

Adnan Ahmadzada, a former SOCAR employee, has been remanded to four months of pre-trial detention.

Among EU countries, Italy ranks first in purchasing oil from SOCAR.

Imports from Azerbaijan’s STAR Refinery were banned in July due to its processing Russian crude.