Azerbaijan increases gas exports 0.5% to 18.4 bcm in Jan-Sept

BAKU. Oct 15 (Interfax) - Azerbaijan exported 18.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas in January-September 2026, the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Energy said, citing preliminary data.

Gas exports totaled 18.3 bcm in the same period of 2025. As such, they increased 0.5% this year.

Gas exports to Europe fell 8.5% to 8.6 bcm and exports to Turkey 4.1% to 7 bcm. Gas exports via the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) decreased 2.3% to 4.2 bcm.

Exports to Georgia remained unchanged at 1.6 bcm.

Another 1.2 bcm of gas was delivered to Syria.

Azerbaijan has gas supply agreements with 16 countries, including 13 in Europe: Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Germany, Ukraine and Austria. Long-term contracts with fixed supply amounts have been signed with Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, and a ten-year contract has been signed with Germany's SEFE(Securing Energy for Europe), with annual amounts gradually increasing to 15 TWh or around 1.5 bcm. Contracts without exact purchase amounts have been concluded with the remaining countries.

Azerbaijan also exports gas to Turkey via the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) and South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP), and to Georgia via the SCP and Hajigabul-Gazakh pipeline.

On June 1, 2026, SOCAR and Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici (AASS) signed an agreement on gas supplies to San Marino starting in October of the current year.

In addition, Azerbaijan began exporting gas to Syria on August 2, 2025. At the initial stage, the supply volume is 3.4 million cubic meters per day with a subsequent increase to 6 mcm.