Azerbaijan and Turkey to ensure TANAP’s implementation

Azerbaijan and Turkey will do everything for the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline system (TANAP) to become a reality, Bloomberg quoted SOCAR Deputy Vice-president Vitaliy Baylarbayov as saying.

"Turkey and Azerbaijan will do everything to ensure that this pipeline becomes a reality because Azerbaijan's gas reserves cannot be developed without a dedicated pipeline," Baylarbayov said.

He mentioned that Statoil, BP and Total, which are SOCAR partners on the project of developing the Azerbaijani gas condensate field Shah Deniz, are yet to agree to buy a stake in TANAP.

"The most important thing is to realize that no matter whether they join the project or not, it will not in any manner delay the implementation of TANAP," Baylarbayov said.