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TANAP to deliver 4 bcm to Turkey between June, 2019 and June 2020

Oil&Gas Materials 2 December 2019 13:34 (UTC +04:00)
TANAP to deliver 4 bcm to Turkey between June, 2019 and June 2020

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec.2

By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:

In the context of commercial operations, the Trans Anatolian Natural gas Pipeline (TANAP) has transported 3.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas to BOTAŞ since November 18, 2019 and is expected to deliver 4 billion cubic meters to Turkey between June, 2019 and June 2020, Trend reports citing Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR.

“Turkey will receive 6 billion cubic meters a year from the end of June 2020. Azerbaijani gas will be delivered to European markets from next year and reach 16 billion cubic meters transportation capacity, 10 billion cubic meters of which will be exported to Europe from 2020. TANAP’s capacity is expected to rise to 31 billion cubic meters with/after the additional investments,” said the company.

TANAP, which is 1,850 kilometers in length, required 114,690,031 people/hour work, while its highest point is 2.760 meters, the deepest point is 65 meters under the sea.

More than 30 percent of the pipeline was built 2000 meters above the sea and 135,332 major pipes were welded in TANAP project.

Within the construction operations, 50,633,382 cubic meters of excavation and nearly 7,000 special passages were constructed.

As many as 13,000 people were involved in the most intensive phase of TANAP construction and the gas transportation via the pipeline started on June 30, 2018.

The opening ceremony of the TANAP-Europe connection was held on Nov. 30, 2019 in Ipsala, Edirne province of Turkey.

In this area, near the Greek border, TANAP is connected to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), through which natural gas from Azerbaijan will be delivered to European countries.

Opening ceremony of TANAP's Phase 0 took place on June 12, 2018, in the Turkish province of Eskisehir, and commercial gas deliveries to Turkey began in late June 2018.

The volume of gas transportation to Turkey via TANAP has reached 3.08 billion cubic meters (bcm) since the start of commercial gas supplies on June 30, 2018 as of late October 2019.

The initial capacity of TANAP, which is the main segment of the Southern Gas Corridor, is 16 billion cubic meters of gas.

Around six billion cubic meters of this gas will be supplied to Turkey while the remaining volume - to Europe. After the completion of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) construction, gas will be supplied to Europe in early 2020.

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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