Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline

Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline

The Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline (also known as the Northern Route Export Pipeline and Northern Early Oil Pipeline) is an convert|830|km|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.cite news
url = http://capital.trend.az/?show=news&newsid=1128667&catid=519&subcatid=421&lang=EN
title = SOCAR Becomes Operator of Azerbaijani Section of Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline
author = S. Aliyev, V. Sharifov
publisher = Trend Capital
date = 2008-02-06
accessdate = 2008-06-08]

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.cite news
url = http://www.azerbaijan.az/_Economy/_OilStrategy/oilStrategy_05_e.html
title = Transport routes of Azerbaijani oil (Baku-Novorossiysk, Baku-Supsa)
publisher = Azerbaijan Portal
accessdate = 2008-06-08]

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.cite news
url = http://eurasiablog.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/confirmed-azerbaijan-to-stop-using-baku-novorossiysk-pipeline/
title = Confirmed: Azerbaijan to stop using Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline
publisher = Mosnews
date = 2006-12-06
accessdate = 2008-06-08] 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.cite news
url = http://www.regnum.ru/english/887804.html
title = Azerbaijan decreases oil exports via Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline
publisher = Regnum
date = 2007-09-20
accessdate = 2008-06-08] SOCAR stopped oil supplies through the pipeline starting from February 2008.

Route

The Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline extends to convert|1330|km|mi, of which convert|231|km|mi are laid in Azerbaijan. In Russia the pipeline runs through Dagestan and Chechnya.

Technical features

The diameter of the pipeline is convert|720|mm|in and the capacity of annual transfer is equal to 5 million tons.

ee also

* Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
* Baku-Supsa Pipeline

References

External links

* [http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9006672&contentId=7015099 Western Route Export Pipeline (BP website)]


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