Iran-Turkey pipeline

Iran-Turkey pipeline

The Iran-Turkey pipeline is a convert|2577|km|mi|0 long natural gas pipeline, which runs from Tabriz in North-West Iran to Ankara in Turkey.

History

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 on 26 July 2001.

The Iran-Turkey pipeline has been blown up several times by PKK militants.cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL1029395120070910 |title= Iran-Turkey pipeline blast cuts gas flow -source | publisher=Reuters |date=2007-09-10 | accessdate=2008-03-07]

On 1 January 2008 Iran reduced gas supplies to Turkey and on 7 January 2008 gas supplies were stopped because cut-off gas supplies from Turkmenistan. The supplies were restored on 27 January 2008.cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL2728346220080127 |title= Iran resumes gas exports to Turkey | author=Gareth Jones | publisher=Reuters |date=2008-01-27 | accessdate=2008-03-07] The supply was cut-off again in February 2008 because of bad weather conditions.cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL0881580820080208 |title= Cold halts Iran gas exports to Turkey -minister | author=Orhan Coskun; Gareth Jones | publisher=Reuters |date=2008-02-08 | accessdate=2008-03-07]

Technical features

The Turkish section, operated by BOTAŞ, cost US$600 million. The Turkish import consists normally 30 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.

In Erzurum, the South Caucasus Pipeline is linked to the Iran-Turkey pipeline. In future, these two pipelines will be the main supply for the planned Nabucco Pipeline from Turkey to Europe.

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