On the Development of the Gas Transportation System of Transcaucasia, the Construction of a New Trunk Line, and an Underground Gas Storage Facility in Azerbaijan (Republican Newspaper Article)

A digital copy of the archival article "Gas Rivers Will Overflow", published in the republican newspaper "Vyshka" (No. 4 (13457), Sunday, January 5, 1975, Baku, Azerbaijan). The text features an interview with Abutalib Mir Aga oglu Abdullaev, head of the "Aztransgaz" production association of the Ministry of Gas Industry of the USSR. The article highlights the expansion of the Soviet gas transportation network in the Transcaucasian and North Caucasian regions. It discusses the operation of the “Druzhba” pipeline (active since 1960), the Karadag — Tbilisi and Iran — USSR routes, and the discovery of new fields in Azerbaijan. The text emphasizes the importance of these developments in meeting the growing energy needs of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia. It provides technical specifications and details the socio-economic significance of the then-projected Kazi-Magomed (Hajigabul) — Kazakh — Tbilisi main gas pipeline (length ~550 km, diameter 1200 mm, capacity 25 million m³/day). According to the article, the giant Galmaz underground gas storage facility is scheduled for completion and commissioning in 1976. This source is of historical value to researchers studying the history of Soviet industry, the energy sector, and infrastructure integration in the South Caucasus.