- Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline
The Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline (also known as the Northern Route Export Pipeline and Northern Early Oil Pipeline) is an convert|830|km|mi long oil pipeline, which runs from the
Sangachal Terminal nearBaku to theNovorossiysk terminal at theBlack Sea coast inRussia . The Azerbaijani section of the pipeline is operated by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and the Russian section is operated byTransneft .cite news
url = http://capital.trend.az/?show=news&newsid=1128667&catid=519&subcatid=421&lang=EN
title = SOCAR Becomes Operator of Azerbaijani Section of Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline
author = S. Aliyev, V. Sharifov
publisher = Trend Capital
date = 2008-02-06
accessdate = 2008-06-08]History
A contract on the transportation of Azeri oil via Russia to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk was signed on
18 February 1996 . The trilateral contract was concluded between theAzerbaijan International Operating Company , SOCAR and Transneft. The oil transportation through the pipeline started on25 October 1997 .cite news
url = http://www.azerbaijan.az/_Economy/_OilStrategy/oilStrategy_05_e.html
title = Transport routes of Azerbaijani oil (Baku-Novorossiysk, Baku-Supsa)
publisher = Azerbaijan Portal
accessdate = 2008-06-08]On
6 December 2006 , after dispute over natural gas supplies from Russia, Azerbaijan announced that it will stop the exports of Azeri oil through the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline starting on1 January 2007 .cite news
url = http://eurasiablog.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/confirmed-azerbaijan-to-stop-using-baku-novorossiysk-pipeline/
title = Confirmed: Azerbaijan to stop using Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline
publisher = Mosnews
date = 2006-12-06
accessdate = 2008-06-08] Although SOCAR continued decreased oil supplies through the Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline, the Azerbaijan International Operating Company stopped using the pipeline starting from1 April 2007 .cite news
url = http://www.regnum.ru/english/887804.html
title = Azerbaijan decreases oil exports via Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline
publisher = Regnum
date = 2007-09-20
accessdate = 2008-06-08] SOCAR stopped oil supplies through the pipeline starting from February 2008.Route
The Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline extends to convert|1330|km|mi, of which convert|231|km|mi are laid in Azerbaijan. In Russia the pipeline runs through
Dagestan andChechnya .Technical features
The diameter of the pipeline is convert|720|mm|in and the capacity of annual transfer is equal to 5 million tons.
ee also
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Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
*Baku-Supsa Pipeline References
External links
* [http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9006672&contentId=7015099 Western Route Export Pipeline (BP website)]
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