SOCAR Türkiye Adds Up Total Volume Of Gas Transportation Through TANAP
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ISTANBUL, Türkiye, January 6. The total volume
of gas transported via TANAP (Trans Anatolian Natural gas Pipeline)
as of December 31, 2024, amounted to 73.54 billion cubic meters
(bcm), CEO of SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) Türkiye
Elchin Ibadov said at a press conference dedicated to SOCAR Türkiye
and the group companies today, Trend reports.
"The first test gas through the pipeline with a total capacity
of 16 bcm was launched on January 23, 2018, on the 1,339-kilometer
section 'Phase 0'. Commercial operations began on June 30, 2018. On
June 15, 2019, the 'Phase 1' section, spanning 455 kilometers, was
completed, and the 1,811-kilometer pipeline system was made ready
to supply gas to Europe.
On December 31, 2020, the first commercial gas was delivered to
Europe. Of the 16 bcm of natural gas transported within the
project, six bcm are supplied to the national network from two
points in Eskisehir and Thrace and are used in Türkiye, while 10
bcm of natural gas are delivered to Europe via TAP.
After the connection of TANAP with TAP (Trans Adriatic Pipeline)
at the Turkish-Greek border, Azerbaijani gas reaches Italy via
Albania and the Adriatic Sea. The capacity of the pipeline, which
stands at 16 bcm, is expected to be increased to 31 bcm through
additional investments. TANAP is the longest (1,811 km) and the
largest in diameter (56 inches) pipeline in the region," he
explained.
Ibadov also emphasized that the total volume of commercial gas
transported for Türkiye amounts to 30.8 bcm, while for Europe, it's
42.74 bcm.
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