Baku: Trkiye’s pipeline operator BOTAS and SOCAR are working to extend the terms of some existing agreements on natural gas trade, BOTAS Director General Abdulvahit Fidan said during his speech at the 5th Azerbaijan-Trkiye Energy Forum, APA-Economics reports.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, energy cooperation is one of the important areas of the strategic partnership between Trkiye and Azerbaijan. The projects implemented and agreements signed by BOTAS with SOCAR contribute not only to energy cooperation between the two countries but also to the security of energy supply of neighboring countries and Europe.
Abdulvahit Fidan cited the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Shah Deniz-1, Shah Deniz-2, and TANAP projects as key examples of energy cooperation between the two countries. He stated that cooperation in the natural gas sector has accelerated in recent years. The gas pipeline implemented to ensure the security of Nakhchivan’s energy supply and commissioned in March 2025, as well as the launch of natural gas supplies to Syria in August 2025 through cooperation between BOTAS and SOCAR, have become new areas of this cooperation.
Fidan noted that a contract for the long-term purchase of natural gas to be produced from the Absheron field was signed several months ago. He emphasized that as the cooperation is multifaceted and dynamic, the agenda is also broad, with ongoing work to extend the terms of some existing agreements on natural gas trade between BOTAS and SOCAR.
He added that the goal for the coming period is to further develop the Trkiye-Azerbaijan partnership in the energy sector, particularly in natural gas.