- Sangachal Terminal
The Sangachal Terminal is an industrial complex consisting of a
Natural gas processing Plant andOil production plant , located on the coast of theCaspian Sea convert|45|km|mi south ofBaku ,Azerbaijan .The terminal is operated by a
BP led consortium and is one of the largest oil and gas facilities in the world. Other partners are from AIOC,Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline , Shah Deniz andSouth Caucasus Pipeline projects. The terminal receives oil from theAzeri-Chirag-Guneshli field and natural gas from the Shah Deniz gas field. The oil is exported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to Turkey's Mediterranean coast and via theBaku-Supsa Pipeline and theBaku-Novorossiysk Pipeline to theBlack Sea coast.Construction of the terminal began in 1996 with the Early Oil Project, which foreseen construction of pipelines to
Supsa andNovorosyisk . Oil was first exported in October 1997. The terminal has since been expanded to include the ACG Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3 Oil Trains and the Shah Deniz gas plant. Facilities at the oil production plant include separators, coalescers, crude oil storage tanks, Export Pumps, gas turbine power generators and a central control room. The three crude oil storage tanks have a capacity of 880,000 barrels each. [ [http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9006674&contentId=7014455 BP Caspian - Overview ] ]ee also
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Natural gas processing
*Natural gas condensate
*Oil production plant References
External links
* [http://www.cec.az/default.asp?lang=en Sangachal Terminal, Caspian Energy Centre]
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