Baku–Novorossiysk pipeline

Baku–Novorossiysk pipeline
Baku–Novorossiysk pipeline

Location of Baku–Novorossiysk pipeline
Location
Country Azerbaijan, Russia
General direction east–north-west
From Baku (Sangachal Terminal), Azerbaijan
To Novorossiysk, Russia
Runs alongside South Caucasus Pipeline
General information
Type oil
Partners SOCAR, Azerbaijan International Operating Company, Transneft
Operator SOCAR, Transneft
Commissioned 1997
Technical information
Length 1,330 km (830 mi)
Maximum discharge 5 million tons per year

The Baku–Novorossiysk pipeline (also known as the Northern Route Export Pipeline and Northern Early Oil Pipeline) is an 1,330-kilometre (830 mi) long oil pipeline, which runs from the Sangachal Terminal near Baku to the Novorossiysk terminal at the Black Sea coast in Russia. The Azerbaijani section of the pipeline is operated by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and the Russian section is operated by Transneft.[1]

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History

A contract on the transportation of Azeri oil via Russia to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk was signed on 18 February 1996. The trilateral contract was concluded between the Azerbaijan International Operating Company, SOCAR and Transneft. The oil transportation through the pipeline started on 25 October 1997.[2]

On 6 December 2006, after dispute over natural gas supplies from Russia, Azerbaijan announced that it will stop the exports of Azeri oil through the Baku–Novorossiysk pipeline starting on 1 January 2007.[3] Although SOCAR continued decreased oil supplies through the Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline, the Azerbaijan International Operating Company stopped using the pipeline starting from 1 April 2007. [4] SOCAR stopped oil supplies through the pipeline starting from February 2008.[1] The crude oil that was transported through Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline was developed within the framework of Early Oil Project, first stage of larger Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) project.[5]

Route

The Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline extends to 1,330 kilometres (830 mi), of which 231 kilometres (144 mi) are laid in Azerbaijan.[2] In Russia the pipeline runs through Dagestan and Chechnya.

Technical features

The diameter of the pipeline is 720 millimetres (28 in) and the capacity of annual transfer is equal to 5 million tons.[2][4] In 2009, Azerbaijan pumped 2.55 million tonnes of oil through this pipeline while the volume was only 1.3 million tonnes in 2008[6]

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