Interfax, Russia
March 10 2012
Landslide damages gas pipeline in Georgia; gas supply from Russia to
Armenia suspended
TBILISI/YEREVAN. March 10
The transportation of natural gas from Russia to Armenia through
Georgia has been suspended as a landslide damaged the 114th kilometer
of the North-South trunk gas pipeline in the South Caucasus, the
Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation (GOGC) told Interfax on Saturday.
The landslide damaged the gas pipeline’s welding, which requires the
full replacement of the damaged section, a company spokesperson said.
The company operating the pipeline has already started repairs, he
said.
Georgian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alexander Khetaguri and
GOGC General Director Zurab Janjgava visited the place where the
pipeline has been damaged on Saturday morning.
The company ArmRosGazprom told Interfax, “The Georgian gas
transportation company officially notified ArmRosGazprom on the
evening of March 9 that, due to repairs on the 1000-mm trunk gas
pipeline Kazakh-Saguramo, supplies of natural gas to Armenia had been
suspended.”
Specialists expect to complete the repairs by Tuesday, after which gas
transportation to Armenia should be resumed in full.
The gas pipeline was built in the 1970s. The agreement under which the
Georgian pipeline is used to ship gas from Russia to Armenia
stipulates that Georgia can take 10% of all gas transported through
the pipeline as payment for its transportation services.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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