BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 13. The current capacity of the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) is 275 mboe/d and the average throughput in 2022 was 283 mboe/d, Trend reports via bp.
bp holds 12 percent interest in TANAP. The pipeline takes Shah Deniz gas from the Turkish border and transports it to Eskishehir in Türkiye and to the Greek border where it connects to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
bp says TANAP throughput exceeded the capacity in 2022 due to high flow tests taking place during the year.
TANAP supplied 5.6 billion cubic meters of gas to Türkiye in 2022.
The initial capacity of TANAP is 16 billion cubic meters of gas per year, with possibility of expanding to 31 billion cubic meters per year in the future.
TANAP shareholders are as follows: Southern Gas Corridor CJSC – 51 percent, SOCAR Türkiye Enerji – 7 percent, BOTAS – 30 percent and bp – 12 percent.
For expansion, it is necessary to add several additional compressor stations in order to achieve throughput of 24 billion cubic meters per year. To achieve capacity of 31 billion cubic meters, a total of seven compressor stations will be required.
Currently, the possibility of transportation of hydrogen mixture via the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline is being studied. Technically, TANAP may transport 2 percent hydrogen mixture.
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