| Tabriz–Ankara pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Iran,Turkey |
| General direction | south–north |
| From | Tabriz,Iran |
| Passes through | Erzurum |
| To | Ankara,Turkey |
| General information | |
| Type | natural gas |
| Partners | National Iranian Oil Company,BOTAŞ |
| Commissioned | 2001 |
| Technical information | |
| Maximum discharge | 14 billion cubic meters per year |
TheTabriz–Ankara pipeline is a 2,577-kilometre (1,601 mi) long natural gas pipeline, which runs fromTabriz in north-westIran toAnkara inTurkey.
The construction of pipeline started in 1996 after signing a gas deal between Turkish and Iranian governments. The gas deal was signed on 30 August 1996. The pipeline was commissioned in July 2001.
The Iran-Turkey pipeline has allegedly been blown up several times byPKK fighters.[1] In January 2008 gas supplies were stopped because of cut-off gas supplies fromTurkmenistan.[2] The supply was cut off again in February 2008 because of bad weather conditions.[3]
The Turkish section, operated byBOTAŞ, cost US$600 million. The pipeline capacity is 14 bcm per year:[4] Turkish normally imports about 11 billion cubic meters of gas a year through the pipeline.[2] Just before Ankara it is linked toBlue Stream.[5]
Negotiations are in progress to renew the current 25 year contract,[6] for nearly 10 bcm per year,[7] which expires end-2025 according to theMiddle East Economic Survey[8] (or end-July 2026 according to theOxford Institute for Energy Studies[9]: 22 ).
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