Azerbaijan has started swap operations related to natural gas with Turkmenistan. This is very important considering the growing demand in Azerbaijan's gas industry and the need for larger volumes of gas.

Axar.az reports that President Ilham Aliyev made these comments in his speech at the opening of the international conference "Along the Middle Corridor: geopolitics, security and economy" held at ADA University on November 25.

Pointing out that Azerbaijan continues to work with international oil companies, the head of state said:

"We plan to increase gas production from the new fields that are in operation and will be put into operation next year, including the Absheron gas-condensate field."