BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec.15. US is exploring
potential ways to support bringing Turkmen gas to Azerbaijan, said
the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian
Affairs Karen Donfried, Trend reports.
She made the remarks at the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber on “U.S. Policy
Towards the Caucasus”.
“Azerbaijan plays an important role in diversity and security of
energy supply in the region, something we’ve partnered closely on
over the years. We’ve worked closely with Azerbaijan on energy
security. US strongly supports the Southern Gas Corridor. SGC
contributes to diversification of Europe’s energy import routes and
sources, which is a critical US policy priority right now. The US
is exploring potential ways to support bringing Turkmen gas to
Azerbaijan in order to increase the availability of non-Russian
natural gas,” she said.
Donfried recalled that in July, EU signed an agreement with
Azerbaijan to double the imports of Azerbaijani natural gas by 2027
to at least 20 billion cubic meters per year.
“A number of European countries have publicly expressed interest
in securing greater access to Azerbaijani gas. Azerbaijan has
considerable renewable energy potential, particularly for wind
energy as well and our assistance is going to that.
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline was an early success for European
energy diversification diplomacy and US-Azerbaijani cooperation,”
she said.
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