RUSSIAN GAS TRANSIT TO ARMENIA HALTED OVER PIPELINE FAILURE
Azeri Press Agency
Jan 9 2009
Azerbaijan
Moscow – APA. The transit of Russian gas to Armenia was disrupted
over a failure of the pipeline in Georgia’s Gardaban district that
pumps gas to Armenia, APA reports .
According to preliminary information, "the fire broke out at the site
of pipeline rupture, measures are taken to put it out and restore
the operation of the pipeline."
Urgent measures will be taken to restore the transit of Russian gas
to Armenia, but this can take several days.
The failure will not create problems for Armenia’s gas supply as
this country has its own gas storage facility that can provide gas
for almost two months.