OREANDA-NEWS. January 05, 2010. Azerbaijan has made a breakthrough in its energy history by launching gas supplies to Russia for the first time.

State Oil Company of Azerbaijan informs that Azeri gas supplying to Russia started at 11 am on 1 January.

“As it was planned their primary volume totals 1.5 million cu m a day. Export is carried out without upsets,” the Company says.

Examination of gas compressor station Shirvanovka by Russian specialists and signing of a protocol on Azerbaijan’s readiness for start of gas export to Russia preceded export start.

In 2010 SOCAR is ready to supply totally up to 1 bn cu m of gas to Gazprom, although the signed contract says of at least 500,000 cu m a year.