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Italy doubles Azerbaijani gas imports after Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022-04-27 · 2022 · Reversal & Cleansing
ENI signed a memorandum with SOCAR in April 2022 to roughly double Azerbaijani gas imports through the TAP pipeline, replacing Russian supply after the invasion of Ukraine.
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The agreement was signed under Mario Draghi and dramatically expanded under Giorgia Meloni from October 2022. By 2024 Azerbaijan supplied around 12 to 14 percent of Italian gas demand. The pivot is the foundation of the post-2022 strategic partnership and underpins Italy's resistance to EU-level sanctions or harder measures against Baku in the wake of the 2023 ethnic cleansing.