Trans-Adriatic pipeline now Italy's second gas supplier after Algeria - MD

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28/09/2022 11:31

MILAN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The Trans-Adriatic pipeline
(TAP), that carries gas to Italy from Azerbaijan, has become the
country's second-largest gas supplier after Algeria, the
pipeline's Managing Director Luca Schieppati said on Wednesday. 
    TAP will bring to Italy more than 9 billion cubic metres
(bcm) of gas by the end of the year, up by 2.5 bcm compared to
2021, Schieppati said.
    In the wake of the war in Ukraine, Italy is diversifying its
gas supply in order to reduce its dependence on Russia, which
used to be its biggest gas supplier. 
 (Reporting by Giancarlo Navach, writing by Alvise Armellini,
editing by Maria Pia Quaglia)
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