Azerbaijani company SOCAR has begun supplying gas to Austria and Germany via Georgia.
According to the company’s statement, by selling a significant volume of gas transported through the European segment of the Southern Gas Corridor—the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)—Azerbaijan is taking another important step in the export of Azerbaijani gas.
Supply to Austria and Germany via Italy further expands the geographic reach of Azerbaijani gas in Europe, increasing the number of purchasing countries to 16.
The supply of Azerbaijani gas to Europe through the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) began on December 31, 2020. The pipeline’s initial capacity was 10 billion cubic meters per year, with the potential to increase it to 20 billion cubic meters per year. In July 2022, Azerbaijan and the European Commission reached an agreement to double gas supplies to Europe by 2027. To date, TAP has delivered 54.3 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe.
In 2025, Azerbaijan produced 51.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas. During this period, total gas exports amounted to 25.2 billion cubic meters, of which 12.8 billion cubic meters were supplied to Europe, 9.6 billion cubic meters to Turkey (including 5.6 billion cubic meters via TANAP), 2.3 billion cubic meters to Georgia, and 0.5 billion cubic meters to Syria.
