TAP transports 8.1 billion cubic meters to Europe

TAP transported 8.1 standard billion cubic meters to Europe between December 31, 2020, when the first natural gas flows via the pipeline began, and December 31, 2021, Report informs, citing TAP AG consortium.

Of this total amount, over 6.8 billion cubic meters reached Italy, and approximately 1.2 billion cubic meters were delivered to Greece and Bulgaria.

TAP transports natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea to Europe. The 878 km long pipeline connects with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Turkish-Greek border in Kipoi, crosses Greece and Albania and the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Southern Italy.

TAP will facilitate gas supplies to South Eastern European countries through prospective interconnectors. In particular, Bulgaria will be able to cover up to 33% of its total gas demand through TAP after the completion of the Interconnector Greece Bulgaria (IGB). TAP’s exits in Greece and Albania together with the landfall in Italy provide multiple opportunities for further transport of gas from Azerbaijan to the wider European markets.