The Southern Gas Corridor and the rapidly developing Middle Corridor trade routes connecting Asia to Europe through the Caspian region are emerging as strategic energy transport bridges amid global disruptions, but these energy transit systems and their security require urgent investments in logistics connectivity and infrastructure.
At the Baku Energy Forum, the Southern Gas Corridor’s growing importance to European energy security as an alternative to Russian gas was a key topic, focusing on future capacity expansion, regional cooperation, and the long-term stability of pipeline infrastructure across the wider Caspian region.
BP’s Regional President for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey Gio Cristofoli told Euronews that there is already what he called “a world-class infrastructure on the Southern Corridor and the BTC pipeline and the SUPSA pipeline” which “allows the diversification of energy sources to Europe, as the geopolitical situation is really stressing the importance of Azerbaijan as a key energy hub.”
The forum’s focus on the Middle Corridor also means the rapid development of transport, logistics and infrastructure through railways, ports, pipelines and trade routes as interconnected assets.
