Russian Federation-Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line

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Russian Federation-Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line, also known as Russian Federatıon (west) pipeline, is a mothballed natural gas pipeline in Turkey. The pipeline is a section of the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline (Russian: Трансбалканский газовый коридор), running from Russia through Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria to Turkey.

Location

The pipeline goes through from Russia to Turkey via Malkoclar, Ambarli, Hamitabat, Izmit, Istanbul, Eskisehir and Bursa before finally reaching Ankara.

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Project Details

• Operator: Botas
• Owner: Botas
• Parent company: Botas
• Capacity: 4 bcm/y
• Length: 872 km
• Diameter: 24, 36 inches
• Status: Mothballed
• Start Year: 1988
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

On January 1, 2020, Gazprom launched the Turkish Stream and stopped gas supplies via the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline through Ukraine to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia. This pipeline currently serves only small volumes for Romania.

In August 2020, the GTS operator of Ukraine carried out the reverse transportation of gas along the Trans-Balkan gas corridor—from Greece through the GTS of Bulgaria and Romania to Ukraine, providing Ukraine with access to liquefied gas from LNG terminals in Greece and Turkey and pipeline gas from the Caspian countries.

Once the Bulgarian section of the Trans-Balkan corridor becomes the South Stream and an extension of the second segment of the Turkish Stream, the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline will cease to exist.

According to BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Company, "Natural Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement regarding the import of 5-6 BCM/year (during Plateau Period) of natural gas from Russian Federation to Turkey on Turkish-Bulgarian border was signed on 14 February 1986.

The 842 km long Russian Federation-Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line enters Turkey at Malkoçlar and then follows Hamitabat, Ambarli, Istanbul, Izmit, Bursa, Eskisehir route to reach Ankara. The pipeline has compressor stations at Kirklareli, Ambarli, Pendik, Bursa and Eskisehir and a fiscal metering station at Malkoçlar.

The construction of the pipeline started on October 26, 1986 and the line reached Hamitabat on June 23, 1987. Since then, imported natural gas has been used at the Trakya Combined Cycle Power Plant in Hamitabat. The pipeline reached Ankara in August 1988. Natural gas began to be supplied to the İstanbul Fertilizer Industry Co. (IGSAS) in July 1988, to the Ambarli Power Plant in August 1988 and to Ankara for residential and commercial purposes in October 1988. The use of natural gas by the industrial sector started in August 1989.

Natural Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement dated 14 February 1986 expired; however import of 4 BCM/year of natural gas by BOTAŞ from the concerned Western Route continues within the framework of Natural Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement dated 18 February 1998."

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