BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct.21
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), the longest part of the Southern Gas Corridor project, which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, has been awarded by the US-based Project Management Institute, Trend reports with reference to Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR.
TANAP received the Project of the Year Award from the PMI.
The PMI Project of the Year Award recognizes large and complex projects that best deliver:
Superior performance of project management practices
Superior organizational results
Positive impacts on society
TANAP project envisages transportation of gas from Stage 2 of Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz field from Georgian-Turkish border to Turkey’s western border. The total cost of TANAP turned out to be lower than $7 billion.
The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline is almost 100 percent complete.
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