Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 28
By Leman Zeynalova - Trend:
Fiber Optic project, which envisages laying a fiber optic cable along the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) in Turkey, is expected to be completed in 2019, Public Relations Head at Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR Ibrahim Ahmadov told Trend.
The project is being implemented by SOCAR Fiber established by SOCAR Turkey Enerji.
He pointed out that Fiber Optic project is carried out synchronously with the laying of the TANAP along the route of the gas pipeline.
The companies involved in the TANAP project are involved in the Fiber Optic project as well, Ahmadov explained.
“A major part of the cable has already been laid to the city of Eskisehir in Turkey. These operations were completed simultaneously with the completion of the pipeline work on the route to the city of Eskisehir. The remaining work on the Fiber Optic project is scheduled for completion next year, when it is planned to complete the work on TANAP,” he concluded.
TANAP project envisages transportation of gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field to the western borders of Turkey.
The length of TANAP is 1,850 kilometers with an initial capacity of 16 billion cubic meters of gas. Around six billion cubic meters of this gas is meant to be delivered to Turkey, with the remaining volume to be supplied to Europe.
The share distribution of TANAP shareholders is as follows: Southern Gas Corridor CJSC - 51 percent, SOCAR Turkey Enerji - 7 percent, Botas - 30 percent, BP - 12 percent.
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