Azerbaijan may send its gas to Asia instead of Europe if promised pipelines take too long to complete, an official said, according to a Bloomberg News report late Wednesday.
“If Europe takes too long putting together a solution, then all the gas in the Caspian will go to Asia,” said Elshad Nassirov, a vice president at State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan, in a Bloomberg report on its Web site. “It’s more serious than it seems," he was quoted as saying.
Nassirov said his nation has been unable to come to agreement with Turkey on a supply route for some of its gas supply, Bloomberg reported. The EU is attempting to reduce its reliance on Russian gas, the report said.