Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline

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The Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline is a major crude oil pipeline that transports Caspian Sea oil from Azerbaijan through Georgia to the Mediterranean coast of Turkey for export to global markets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crude oil pipeline ⓘ
transnational pipeline ⓘ
abbreviation BTC pipeline ⓘ
avoidsTransitCountry Iran ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
capacity approximately 1 million barrels per day ⓘ
completionDate 2005 ⓘ
connectedField Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli oil field ⓘ
constructionStartDate 2002 ⓘ
country Azerbaijan ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
crossesBorderBetween Azerbaijan and Georgia ⓘ
Georgia and Turkey ⓘ
economicImpact provides transit fees and revenues to Georgia ⓘ
provides transit fees and revenues to Turkey ⓘ
supports oil export revenues of Azerbaijan ⓘ
endCountry Turkey ⓘ
endPoint Ceyhan ⓘ
exportTerminal Ceyhan oil terminal ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalConcerns risk of oil spills along the route ⓘ
hasPoliticalAspect considered a key element of Western energy policy in the Caspian region ⓘ
supported by Western governments ⓘ
inaugurationDate 2006 ⓘ
length approximately 1099 miles ⓘ
approximately 1768 kilometers ⓘ
locatedInContinent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
operator BP ⓘ
owner BP ⓘ
SOCAR ⓘ
State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic ⓘ
TPAO ⓘ
Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı ⓘ
other international oil companies ⓘ
passesThrough Tbilisi ⓘ
passesThroughCountry Georgia ⓘ
purpose export of oil to global markets ⓘ
routeRegion Anatolia ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ
seaTerminal Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
startCountry Azerbaijan ⓘ
startPoint Baku ⓘ
strategicSignificance diversification of oil export routes from the Caspian region ⓘ
enhancement of energy security for Europe and global markets ⓘ
reduction of dependence on Russian export routes ⓘ
terminusLocation Mediterranean coast of Turkey ⓘ
transports crude oil ⓘ
transportsFromRegion Caspian Sea region ⓘ

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Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway project → relatedTo → Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline ⓘ
Ganja-Gazakh economic region → transportCorridor → Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline corridor ⓘ
linked to: Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline
ქვემო ქართლი → traversedBy → ბაქო-თბილისი-ჯეიჰანის ნავთობსადენი ⓘ
linked to: Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline
South Caucasus Pipeline → followsRouteSimilarTo → Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline ⓘ