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Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
March 10 2012
Russian gas transit through Georgia to Armenia stopped for a few days
Because of an accident at a section of the North-South Georgia
pipeline (MG) the transit of Russian gas to Armenia was temporarily
stopped, ITAR-TASS reported. This was announced today by the Minister
of Energy and Natural Resources of Georgia, Aleko Khetaguri. He, along
with the Director General of Oil and Gas Corporation of Georgia
(CNGG), Zurab Janjgava, visited the scene of the accident.
Khetaguri said that the accident was caused by a landslide near the
village of Mamkoda in the Mtskheta District. According to him, "a
landslide damaged a gas main on-site welding of pipes, to repair the
damage we need to cut out the damaged section and replace it with a
new one, which takes several days." "Work on clearing up the accident
has already been initiated, presumably the transit of Russian gas to
Armenia will be restored in the evening of March 12, at the most
extreme - the morning of March 13," Khetaguri said.
In turn, Janjgava told reporters that the incident "will not affect
the gas supply to the population of Georgia, as the main gas supply is
intended only for Armenia."
It should be noted that in recent years Georgia's gas supply comes
almost entirely from gas supplies from Azerbaijan. Georgia does not
receive gas directly from Russia. In accordance with a previously
signed agreement between Georgia and Russia, Georgia, as payment for
transit of Russian gas to Armenia receives about 10% of its amount.
This 10% is about 10% of the gas in the country - the remaining 90%
comes from Azerbaijan to Georgia.
The suspension of Russian gas transit through Georgia is not a problem
for the gas supply to Armenia, as this country has a gas storage
facility, which can provide the country with gas for nearly two
months.
March 10 2012
Russian gas transit through Georgia to Armenia stopped for a few days
Because of an accident at a section of the North-South Georgia
pipeline (MG) the transit of Russian gas to Armenia was temporarily
stopped, ITAR-TASS reported. This was announced today by the Minister
of Energy and Natural Resources of Georgia, Aleko Khetaguri. He, along
with the Director General of Oil and Gas Corporation of Georgia
(CNGG), Zurab Janjgava, visited the scene of the accident.
Khetaguri said that the accident was caused by a landslide near the
village of Mamkoda in the Mtskheta District. According to him, "a
landslide damaged a gas main on-site welding of pipes, to repair the
damage we need to cut out the damaged section and replace it with a
new one, which takes several days." "Work on clearing up the accident
has already been initiated, presumably the transit of Russian gas to
Armenia will be restored in the evening of March 12, at the most
extreme - the morning of March 13," Khetaguri said.
In turn, Janjgava told reporters that the incident "will not affect
the gas supply to the population of Georgia, as the main gas supply is
intended only for Armenia."
It should be noted that in recent years Georgia's gas supply comes
almost entirely from gas supplies from Azerbaijan. Georgia does not
receive gas directly from Russia. In accordance with a previously
signed agreement between Georgia and Russia, Georgia, as payment for
transit of Russian gas to Armenia receives about 10% of its amount.
This 10% is about 10% of the gas in the country - the remaining 90%
comes from Azerbaijan to Georgia.
The suspension of Russian gas transit through Georgia is not a problem
for the gas supply to Armenia, as this country has a gas storage
facility, which can provide the country with gas for nearly two
months.