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Georgia to receive Shah Deniz gas from March 15, Energy Minister says

09 March 2007 11:17 (UTC +04:00)

Georgia will be receiving Shah Deniz Gas via Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline as from March 15, Georgiaâ€™s Energy Minister Nika Gilauri told APA bureau.
Georgia is receiving natural gas from Azerbaijan through the old pipeline at present while the daily amount of Shah Deniz gas it will import has not been set yet, Gilauri added.
As per the original quota of Georgia for 2007, it shall receive 250 cu m of gas at a price of $63 per 1,000 cu m. Plus, Turkey will also cede some part of its quota to this country.
Until April 1, Georgia will be importing 1.3m cubic meters of natural gas from Azerbaijan through the old pipeline at a price of $120 per 1,000 cubic meters. /APA-Economics/