Europe rejects groundless accusations against Baku: origin of Azerbaijani gas is completely transparent

Russian gas is not transported to the European Union (EU) through the Southern Gas Corridor, Azernews reports, citing Tim McPhee, the representative of the European Commission on climate and energy issues, as he responded to baseless claims against Baku regarding the supply of Russian gas.

"The Southern Gas Corridor, which provides supplies to the EU markets, is connected only to Azerbaijan's gas fields and is not integrated into the country's wider national gas system. Therefore, Russian gas is not exported to the European Union through the Southern Gas Corridor.

According to our information, in the last two years, Azerbaijan has imported less than 1 billion cubic meters of gas per year from Russia for domestic consumption. However, the total gas export of Azerbaijan is about 24 billion cubic meters, of which about half is sent to EU markets. As I said, our goal to refuse Russian gas is completely clear, and the origin of the gas imported from Azerbaijan is completely transparent," he said in the daily briefing.