SOCAR improves country's gas supply infrastructure
Installation of new equipment at the Garadagh underground gas storage facility provided for preparation and transportation of gas sampled in accordance with international standards, Azneft PA of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR reported.
Two catchers were renovated and restored and two new catchers were installed at the underground gas storage facility. Due to the fact that catchers are equipped with modern sensors and automatic controls, they are being controlled automatically.
"This, in turn, allows for, preparation and transportation of gas from the storage in accordance with international standards," the report says.
Azerbaijan has two underground gas storage facilities - Kalmaz and Garadagh.
At the end of last season's injection, the volume of gas in underground storage facilities of the country amounted to about 3.3 billion cubic meters, compared to about 3.25 billion cubic meters at the end of last season. In particular, last year, the store has been pumped 2.11 billion cubic meters of gas.
According to the results of the last pumping season, the volume of gas in the country's underground storages amounted to about 3.3 billion cubic meters, compared to about 3.25 billion cubic meters at the end of previous season. In particular, 2.11 billion cubic meters of gas was pumped into storage last year.