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per year| discharge_bbl_d = | diameter_mm = | diameter_in = | compressor_stations_no = | compressor_stations = | website =www.tanap.com/}}The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP; , ) is a natural gas pipeline in Turkey. It is the central part of the Southern Gas Corridor, which connects the giant Shah Deniz gas field in Azerbaijan to Europe through the South Caucasus Pipeline and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline. The pipeline has a strategic importance for both Azerbaijan and Turkey. It allows the first Azerbaijani gas exports to Europe, beyond Turkey. It also strengthens the role of Turkey as a regional energy hub.The construction of the {{convert|1841|km|adj=on}}-long pipeline started in March 2015,NEWS NEWS

History

File:Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline opening.jpg|thumb|Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline inauguration at the Turkish city of EskiÅŸehirEskiÅŸehirFile:TANAP OPEN 2018-06-12(3).jpg|thumb|Ilham Aliyev with Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸanRecep Tayyip ErdoÄŸanThe project was announced on 17 November 2011 at the Third Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum in Istanbul.NEWS , On 26 December 2011, Turkey and Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a consortium to build and operate the pipeline.NEWS,www.sabah.com.tr/ekonomi/2011/12/26/azeri-gazina-tarihi-imza, Azerbaycan’la tarihi anlaÅŸma, Sabah, 2018-02-21, tr, At first, a film dedicated to TANAP project was demonstrated. In the film, it was emphasized that TANAP is the signature of friendship and brotherhood between Turkey and Azerbaijan to Anatolia.In spring 2012, the process of conducting the technical-economic feasibility study was launched.NEWS NEWS On 12 June 2018, the TANAP was inaugurated at the compressor-measuring station in EskiÅŸehir.WEB,www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/first-gas-arrives-in-turkey-through-pipeline-from-azerbaijan/2018/06/12/3aeec3da-6e62-11e8-b4d8-eaf78d4c544c_story.html?noredirect=on,web.archive.org/web/20181126181058/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/first-gas-arrives-in-turkey-through-pipeline-from-azerbaijan/2018/06/12/3aeec3da-6e62-11e8-b4d8-eaf78d4c544c_story.html?noredirect=on, dead, 2018-11-26, Erdogan opens new pipeline to pump Azerbaijan gas to Europe, The Washington Post, Associated Press, 2018-06-12, 2018-06-17, The ceremony was attended by the Turkish president ErdoÄŸan, the Azerbaijani president Aliyev, the Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, the Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić, and the Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borisov, as also by the head of SOCAR Abdullayev, Turkish minister of energy and natural resources Berat Albayrak, and the chief executive officer of BP Bob Dudley.NEWS,en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/511588.html, Ukraine hopes to receive gas via TANAP in future – Poroshenko, Interfax-Ukraine, 2018-06-12, 2018-06-12, On November 21, 2018, TANAP and the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) were joined along the shores of the Maritsa River at the Turkish-Greek border. As a result of the joining of these two pipelines, Azerbaijani natural gas from the Shah Deniz-2 field is now transported to Italy via Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Albania, and the Adriatic Sea.NEWS,www.azernews.az/oil_and_gas/141326.html, TANAP gas pipeline connected with TAP at Turkish-Greek border, 2018-11-21, AzerNews.az, 2018-11-26, en-US, NEWS,www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/tanap-tap-p-lines-interconnect-at-turkey-greece-border/1317761, TANAP, TAP p/lines interconnect at Turkey-Greece border, 2018-11-26, In 2022 the flow rate doubled from 6 to 12 bcma.WEB, Roberts, John, Bowden, Julian, 2022-12-12, Europe and the Caspian: The gas supply conundrum,www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/europe-and-the-caspian-the-gas-supply-conundrum/, 2022-12-12, Atlantic Council, en-US,

Description

The pipeline cost US$8.5 billion. $800 million of funding was approved by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.WEB,www.dailysabah.com/energy/2017/02/15/215-billion-in-external-finance-secured-for-tanap, $2.5 billion in external finance secured for TANAP, Daily Sabah, 15 February 2017, 2017-10-04, The capacity of the pipeline is {{convert|16|e9m3|abbr=off}} of natural gas per year at initial stage and would be increased later up to {{convert|23|e9m3|abbr=off}} by 2023, {{convert|31|e9m3|abbr=off}} by 2026, and at the final stage {{convert|60|e9m3|abbr=off}} to be able to transport additional gas supplies from Azerbaijan and, if the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline, from Turkmenistan.NEWS NEWS NEWS

Route

The TANAP pipeline passes through 20 provinces of Turkey – Ardahan, Kars, Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt, Gümüşhane, Giresun , Sivas, Yozgat, Kırşehir , Kırıkkale, Ankara, Eskişehir, Bilecik, Kütahya, Bursa, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Tekirdağ and Edirne. The pipeline starts from Sangachal terminal and in territory of Azerbaijan is the expansion of South Caucasus Pipeline (SCPx). From end point of SCPx which is in Erzurum it continues to Eskişehir where it unloads 6bcm of gas entitled to Turkish buyers. From Turkey-Greece border continues through Greece, Albania and ends in Italy.NEWS , NEWS NEWS

Shareholders

The TANAP is operated by SOCAR. SGC holds 58% stake in the project. Turkey’s pipeline operator BOTAÅž own 30%, while BP acquired 12% in the project on March 13, 2015.NEWS Initially, Azerbaijan had held an 80% stake, with Turkey owning the remainder. The Turkish stake was divided between the Turkish upstream company TPAO (15%) and the Turkish pipeline operator BOTAÅž (5%). The international companies from the Shah Deniz consortium (BP, Statoil and Total) had an option to take up to 29% in TANAP. However, only BP exercised this option in December 2013.BOTAS, BP Pipelines intend to become TANAP shareholders, trend.az, 17 December 2014, retrieved on 19 January 2015 The Turkish government decided then that only BOTAÅž will hold a stake (20%) in TANAP. The Turkish pipeline operator acquired an additional 10% in May 2014. SOCAR’s initial plan was to retain 51% and operatorship of the project. Several private Turkish companies had been interested in the remaining 7%, but this did not materialize.CEO of TANAP is Saltuk Düzyol, the former general manager of BOTAÅž.

Contractors

• Bechtel - Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
• WorleyParsons - Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management (EPCM)WEB,www.2b1stconsulting.com/socar-and-bp-kick-off-trans-anatolian-natural-gas-pipeline-construction/, Socar and BP kick off Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline construction, 27 May 2014,
• ABB - SCADA/Telecommunications System Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Works WEB,www.tanap.com/media/press-releases/result-of-tender-for-tanap-projects-scadatelecommunications-system-engineering-procurement-and-construction-epc-works-announced/, RESULT OF TENDER FOR TANAP PROJECT’S SCADA/TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION (EPC) WORKS ANNOUNCED {{!, TANAP|website=www.tanap.com|access-date=2018-02-22}}
• Yüksel inÅŸaat - Construction, installation, personnel training, and testing WEB,www.yuksel.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=891:tanap-trans-anadolu-doal-gaz-boru-hatt-lot-2&catid=82:industrial-projects&Itemid=352&lang=en&Itemid=316/, TANAP - Trans Anadolu DoÄŸal Gaz Boru Hattı, Lot 2, www.yuksel.net, en-gb, 2018-02-22,
• Fernas Construction Company
• Akkord Industry Construction Investment Corporation
• Tekfen
• SICIM - SICIM is a Construction Company established in 1962 and offering all types of services related to the installation of pipelines and relevant ancillary facilities for the transmission and distribution of oil, gas and water on an international basis
• Punj Lloyd
• Limak Holding
• Sapura Energy
• Noksel Steel Pipe Co.

Subcontractors

• Rouge Pipeline and Process Services LLC - Based in Dubai, ROUGE Pipeline & Process Services is broadly divided into 3 divisions – Pipeline Services, Process Services and Talent Solutions. With its strategic alliances and representative offices in GCC countries (KSA, Oman, Kuwait), Algeria, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and India, ROUGE is a market leader providing specialist services to both Onshore & Offshore companies in the Oil & Gas Industry.

See also

• TAP
• Nabucco pipeline
• South Caucasus Pipeline
• Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline
• Energy in Georgia (country)

References

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External links

• Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline on Global Energy Monitor

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