South Caucasus Pipeline transports 130.4 bcm of gas in five years

A total of 130.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas has been transported through the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) between August 1, 2021, and August 1, 2026, Report informs, citing the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR).

According to SOCAR, today marks the fifth anniversary of SOCAR's role as the technical operator of the pipeline.

In January-June this year, 11.44 billion cubic meters of gas were transported through the SCP, representing a 1.84% increase compared with the same period in 2025.

SOCAR Midstream Gas Operations LLC has served as the commercial operator of the SCP since 2015 and as its technical operator since 2021.

The South Caucasus Pipeline transports natural gas produced from the Shah Deniz gas-condensate field in Azerbaijan's sector of the Caspian Sea for export to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye. The pipeline was commissioned at the end of 2006 to transport gas from the first phase of the Shah Deniz project, while since the summer of 2018, gas from the field's second phase has been delivered to Türkiye through the expanded South Caucasus Pipeline and the TANAP pipeline.