Gazprom ready to buy all Azerbaijani gas

Gazprom is ready to buy any gas that Azerbaijan has to sell, Gazprom head Alexei Miller said, RIA Novosti reports.

Azerbaijan's decision to postpone commencing operation at the Shakh-Deniz deposit until 2017 would not influence Gazprom's plans, he added.

Miller noted that Gazprom reacted fairly quickly to Azerbaijan's proposal to double gas delivery to 1 billion cubic metres this year and 2 billion next year. He said that the contract between Gazprom and Azerbaijan does not cover higher delivery levels, and Miller noted that Gazprom reacted fairly quickly to Azerbaijan's proposal to double gas delivery to 1 billion cubic metres Gazprom is ready to react to any proposals from the Azerbaijani side.