EU seeks more natural gas from Azerbaijan as Europe grapples with tight deliveries from Russia, which has been at loggerheads with the West over Ukraine
TAP transported more than 8.1 billion cubic metres of gas from Azerbaijan into Europe last year, of which 6.8 bcm total had been carried into Italy.
European Union Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson has travelled to energy-rich Azerbaijan amid Europe's efforts to secure gas from various sources other than Russia and draw up contingency plans in case of disruptions to gas supply. Simson told a news briefing in the Azeri capital of Baku, that the EU is hoping for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline to boost gas exports to Europe from Azerbaijan.
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