OREANDA-NEWS. September 13, 2011. In August the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) reduced gas supplies to the domestic market by 8.1% against July of the year.

The SOCAR reports that in August gas supplies to the domestic market reached 492.2 million cu m  versus 535.7 million cu m in July, 434.8 million cu m in June, 472.5 million cu m in May, 674.3 million cu m in April, 831.4 million cu m in March, 820.2 million cu m in February, 868.8 million cu m in January 2011, 747.9 million cu m in December and 808.4 million cu m in January 2010 (the best index for 2010). Maximum level of such supplies to the domestic market was registered in December 2008 (1.08 bn cu m).
Over Jan-August 2011 gas supplies to the domestic market totaled 5.1 bn cu m against 6.967 bn cu m in 2010, 8.89 bn cu m in 2009, and 10.767 bn cu m in 2008.

Energy operator Azerenerji OJSC received 351.7 million cu m of gas from SOCAR in August versus 373.3 million c m in July, 255.2 million cu m in June, 237.3 million cu m in May, 336.1 million cu m in April, 392.9 cu m in March, 376.3 million cu m in February, 446.2 401 million cu m in January, 2.04 bn cu m for Jan-Jun 2011, 3.988 bn cu m in 2010, 4.318 bn cu m in 2009 and 4.95 bn cu m in 2008.

This August Company’s gas supplies to the population reached 56.3 million cu m versus 60.6 million cu m in July, 72.9 million cu m in June, 120.3 million cu m in May, 196.3 million cu m in April, 255.4 million cu m in March, 261.9 million cu m in February, 241.8 million cu m in January, 1.148 bn cu m for Jan-Jun 2011, 1.697 bn cu m in 2010 and 849.14 million cu m in 2009.

SOCAR’s supplies to industrial sector totaled 59.1 million cu m versus 82.9 million cu m in July, 86.6 million cu m in June, 91.9 million cu m in May, 102.3 million cu m in April, 112.5 million cu m in March, 108.3 million cu m in February, 105 million cu m in January, 608.8 million cu m for Jan-Jun 2011, 956.7 million cu m in 2010, and 421.06 million cu m in 2009.

This August Naxcivanqaz Industrial Association (earlier energy agency of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan) received 22.7 million cu m against 15.9 million cu m in July, 14.7 million cu m in June,17.1 million cu m in May, 21.4 million cu m in April, 30.7 million cu m in March, 34.2 million cu m in February, 38.3 million in January, 156.4 million for Jan-Jun 2011, 116.8 million cu m in 2010.