ARMRUSGAZPROM’S DIRECTOR: ARMENIA MAY BECOME A TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR EXPORT OF NATURAL GAS
Noyan Tapan
Oct 31 2006
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia may become a transit country
for the export of natural gas, but it is not yet clear when this
may happen.
Chairman of ArmRusgazprom company’s board, General Executive Director
of the company Karen Karapetian expressed this opinion at the October
31 press conference. Speaking about the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline,
K. Karapetian said that no second section of this gas pipeline
exists. The matter just concerns the extension, or increasing the
capacity of the gas transportation system of ArmRusgazprom, which will
allow to transport the Iranian gas from Kajaran to Yerevan – to the
Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant. Initially 300-400 million cubic meters of
gas will be imported annually, while later this amount will increase
to 2.3 billion cubic meters. According to K. Karapetian, ArmRusgazprom
did not submit any written application to the Armenian government
about the operation of the Armenian section of the Iran-Armenia gas
pipeline, this issue was discussed verbally. It was mentioned that
1,753.47 km of gas pipes and 11,474.36 km of distribution networks
are on ArmRusgazprom’s balance.