Azerbaijani media reports that Azerbaijan raised its gas supply from its Shah Deniz fields to Turkey more than 50 percent on October 20 following a request by Turkish pipeline operator Botas after sabotage halted gas flow from Iran on October 19.
BP-Azerbaijan is the operator of Shah Deniz, which produces about 25 million cubic meters of gas per day.
Turkish energy minister Taner Yıldız said the line would be back in operation soon, but gave no timetable.
Gazprom Export said on October 19 it had met a request from Botaş to increase supply via the underwater Blue Stream pipeline to a daily 48 million cubic meters from 32 million. Turkey is Gazprom’s second-largest natural gas consumer after Germany.
