BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 2. The State Oil
Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has launched gas exports to Slovenia,
Trend reports via SOCAR’s statement.

SOCAR and Geoplin, the largest company in the Slovenian natural
gas market, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on July 17 of this
year, which serves as the basis for the export.

“SOCAR and Geoplin intend to further develop a long-term energy
partnership. Thus, along with Türkiye, Georgia, Italy, Greece,
Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Serbia, Slovenia becomes the ninth
country to which Azerbaijani gas is supplied,” the statement
explained.

To note, Azerbaijan exported 6.4 billion cubic meters of natural
gas to Europe in the first half of 2024, marking a 12.3 percent, or
700 million cubic meters, year-on-year increase.

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