European companies have not reached an agreement to replace Russian gas imports through Ukraine with supplies from Azerbaijan. The Slovak state gas purchasing company, SPP, has denied media reports that an agreement is close, according to Reuters. “We regularly discuss the topic with our partners, but the information about the upcoming conclusion of a gas supply contract with the participation of SPP is not true,” SPP stated. Two sources from the Azerbaijani energy company SOCAR also downplayed the report. Bloomberg, citing informed sources, reported on October 31 that companies from Hungary a…