BAKU, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Italy will receive around a halfof the gas from the Shah Deniz II project in Azerbaijan afterEuropean companies signed a deal to buy gas from the field, anAzeri state energy company official said on Thursday.
"Around 8 billion cubic metres of gas will be shipped tothe Italian market, where European buyers will be getting it fortheir facilities in the country (Italy)," Elshad Nasirov toldreporters.
He said Bulgaria and Greece would receive 1 bcm of gas each.
The gas field is expected to feed 16 billion cubic metres(bcm) per year of gas to Europe from around 2019, with 10 bcmearmarked for Europe and 6 bcm for Turkey.