Tabriz–Ankara pipeline
{{Short description|Natural gas pipeline in Iran and Turkey}}
{{Infobox pipeline
| name = Tabriz–Ankara pipeline
| type = natural gas
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| map_caption = Location of Tabriz–Ankara pipeline
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| partners = National Iranian Oil Company, BOTAŞ
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| discharge = 14 billion cubic meters per year
| direction = south–north
| est = 2001
| through = Erzurum
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}}
The Tabriz–Ankara pipeline is a {{convert|2577|km|mi|adj=on}} 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 in July 2001.
The Iran-Turkey pipeline has allegedly been blown up several times by PKK fighters.{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL1029395120070910 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104132106/http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL1029395120070910 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |title= Iran-Turkey pipeline blast cuts gas flow -source | publisher=Reuters|date=2007-09-10 | access-date=2008-03-07}} In January 2008 gas supplies were stopped because of cut-off gas supplies from Turkmenistan.{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL2728346220080127 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104224732/http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL2728346220080127 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |title= Iran resumes gas exports to Turkey | author=Gareth Jones | publisher=Reuters |date=2008-01-27 | access-date=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 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104114920/http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL0881580820080208 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |title= Cold halts Iran gas exports to Turkey -minister | author=Orhan Coskun; Gareth Jones | publisher=Reuters |date=2008-02-08 | access-date=2008-03-07}}
Technical features
The Turkish section, operated by BOTAŞ, cost US$600 million. The pipeline capacity is 14 bcm per year:{{Cite web |title=GECF Annual Statistical Bulletin 2021 |url=https://www.gecf.org/_resources/files/flipbook/gecfasb2021/files/assets/common/downloads/publication.pdf}} Turkish normally imports about 11 billion cubic meters of gas a year through the pipeline. Just before Ankara it is linked to Blue Stream.{{Cite web |title=Doğalgaz ve Petrol Boru Hatları Haritası |url=https://enerji.gov.tr/bilgi-merkezi-haritalar}}
Contracts
Negotiations are in progress to renew the current 25 year contract,{{Cite web |title=Iran oil minister holds talks with Turkish officials |url=https://www.akhbareman.com/news/en/774866/Iran-oil-minister-holds-talks-with-Turkish-officials |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=www.akhbareman.com}} for nearly 10 bcm per year,{{Cite web |title=Iran's gas exports to Türkiye on rise |url=http://iranpress.com/content/67738/iran-gas-exports-t%C3%BCrkiye-rise |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=iranpress.com |language=en}} which expires end-2025 according to the Middle East Economic Survey{{Cite web |title=Iran Negotiates Turkey Gas Contract Renewal |url=https://www.mees.com/2022/10/21/news-in-brief/iran-negotiates-turkey-gas-contract-renewal/1bad9860-5134-11ed-893c-b5267d91b861 |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=MEES |language=en}} (or end-July 2026 according to the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies{{Cite web |title=Turkey's supply-demand balance and renewal of its LTCs |url=https://www.oxfordenergy.org/publications/turkeys-supply-demand-balance-and-renewal-of-its-ltcs/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Oxford Institute for Energy Studies |language=en}}{{Rp|page=22}}).
See also
{{Portal|Turkey|Energy}}
External links
- [https://www.gem.wiki/Tabriz-Ankara_Pipeline Tabriz–Ankara pipeline] on Global Energy Monitor
References
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{{Energy in Iran}}
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Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2001
Category:Iran–Turkey relations