East-West Gas Pipeline

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East-West Gas Pipeline (Russian: Газопровод «Восток-Запад») is an operating natural gas pipeline.

Location

The pipeline runs from Shatlyk compressor station at the eastern branch of the Central Asia–Center Gas Pipeline in Mary Province to the Belek-1 compressor station at the western branch of the Central Asia–Center Gas Pipeline in Balkan Province.

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Project Details

• Operator: Turkmengaz
• Owner: Turkmengaz
• Parent company: Government of Turkmenistan
• Capacity: 30 bcm/year
• Length: 773 km
• Diameter: 1420 mm
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2015
• Cost: USD 2.5 billion
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure: Central Asia–Center Gas Pipeline, Caspian Coastal Gas Pipeline

Background

In 2007–2008, Russia and Turkmenistan negotiated construction of the East–West pipeline to supply the planned Caspian Coastal pipeline, an extension of the Central Asia–Center gas pipeline system. The pipeline was to be built in cooperation with the Russian gas company Gazprom. The main designated contractor was Zarubezhneftegaz, a subsidiary of Gazprom. However, on 27 March 2009 after tensions between Russia and Turkmenistan over gas supplies from Turkmenistan to Russia, Turkmenistan launched an international tender for the pipeline. Over 70 companies expressed their interest in participating in the project. In May 2010 it was announced that Turkmenistan would build the pipeline on its own.

Route

The pipeline starts from the Shatlyk compressor station at the eastern branch of the Central Asia–Center Gas Pipeline in Mary Province and runs to the Belek-1 compressor station at the western branch of the Central Asia–Center Gas Pipeline in Balkan Province. In addition to export, the pipeline will supply the central and Caspian regions of Turkmenistan. The pipeline largely follows the route of existing pipelines. It creates a system connecting all the major gas fields of Turkmenistan.

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