President of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR Rovnag Abdullayev took part in the opening of a gas distribution network in Girikhli village of Marneuli region in Georgia. Abdullayev, who was on a visit to Georgia, took part in the event together with the country’s Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze. As many as 259 users have been…
Belarus and Georgia intend to increase their trade up to $200 million in 2017. Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Rusy made the statement after the national expo of Belarus in Georgia. Mikhail Rusy noted: “The heads of state have given instructions to reach the trade turnover of $200 million by late 2017. It is…
Heads of railway administrations of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia have discussed mutually beneficial cooperation and creation of favorable conditions for cargo transportation with cargo shippers, major operators and freight companies of Kazakhstan in Astana, the press service of Kazakhstan Railways JSC reported. In particular, the sides talked about the reduction of tariffs for transportation of…
The Black Sea oil terminal of the state oil company of Azerbaijan SOCAR in Kulevi has completed installation of the device for cleaning of the pipeline and started its first operations, the message of the oil terminal said. This device used for cleaning, inspection and maintenance of pipelines, enables implementing various operations on the pipeline…
Georgia’s State Security Service said it had prevented an attempt of blowing up a part of a gas pipeline that supplied the Russian natural gas to Armenia. Five Georgian nationals were detained on August 20, for illegal purchase and storage of firearms, ammunition and explosives with the goal of carrying out a terrorist attack, the…
Georgia should settle energy issues in partnership with Azerbaijan, a country it has traditionally friendly relations with, Georgian expert, chairman of the Institute for the Study of Georgia’s Development Gia Khukhashvili said. He was commenting on the information, which appeared in the Iranian media outlets regarding signing of a contract for the supply of Iranian…
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR doesn’t see progress in the project for construction of an underground gas storage facility in Georgia for the present, a source in SOCAR said. Currently, Georgia is waiting for completion of the project’s feasibility study by the French Geostock company, the contractor of the project. “The full and comprehensive feasibility…