ARMROSGASPROM: ARMENIA AGAIN RECEIVES NATURAL GAS FROM RUSSIA

ARKA News Agency
Dec 11 2007
Armenia

YEREVAN, December 11. /ARKA/. Gas supply to Armenia is restored. It
was stopped last Saturday because of scheduled repair-and-renewal
operations on the gas-main pipeline Caucasus-Transcaucasia.

"The natural gas supply to Armenia was fully restored yesterday
at 23.00 by local time," the press service of "ArmRosgasprom,"
monopolist in the field of natural gas supply and distribution in
Armenia, told ARKA.

According to the press service data, unlimited gas supply of Armenian
consumers was implemented through the reserves of Abovyan underground
gas storage.

Abovyan underground gas storage is one of the main elements of gas
and transport system (GTS) of Armenia, providing the country’s energy
security. It was founded in 1962 in the deposition of rock salts at a
depth of 800-1000 meters, and today it allows reserving about 110mln
cubic meters of gas.

In case of failure of the GTS the station, depending on the season,
is able to provide fuel to the most important consumers within
1-1.5 months.

The ArmRosgasprom is a monopolist in importing and distributing
Russian natural gas to Armenia. Gas is transported to Armenia
through Georgia. The Company was founded in 1997, its shareholders
are "GasProm" OJSC (57.59%), the RA Ministry of Energy and GasProm
(34.7%) and the Itera oil company (7.71%). Annually Armenia receives
1.8-2bln of cubic meters of natural gas to Armenia.