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Baku will seek greater role in Eurasian gas landscape

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: AZERBAIJAN
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Azerbaijan RUCIS Central Asia Czech Republic EU Georgia Romania Russia Turkey Turkmenistan

Topical: economy industry international relations energy foreign policy foreign trade gas government infrastructure policy sanctions invasion war
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2024), "Baku will seek greater role in Eurasian gas landscape", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB290034

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

The announcement is the latest sign that Azerbaijan’s role in the Eurasian gas market has grown stronger since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Gazprom will seek to increase its presence in Central Asian gas markets.
Increased Russian sales of gas to Azerbaijan and Central Asia will replace only a small fraction of the lost market in Europe.
Russia will increase trade flows though the South Caucasus to avoid Western sanctions.