Non-Operated Assets
South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP)
While SOCAR MGO acts as Commercial and Technical Operator on behalf of SCPC, the asset is operated within a multi-partner structure, with strategic and operational oversight shared among participating companies.
Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP)
The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) Project - one of the most significant indicators of the successful cooperation between the Azerbaijan and Türkiye in the field of energy - is the most important section of the Southern Gas Corridor linking to the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
The pipeline starts at the Georgia- Türkiye border and terminates on the Turkish-Greek border after passing through 20 provinces and 67 districts in Türkiye. The route passes 600 villages and connects to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which transmits natural gas to European countries. The TANAP system consists of a total of 1,811kilometers of pipeline, 2x17.5 kilometers of which pass below the Marmara Sea; and a number of above-ground facilities, including:
• 2 Compressor Stations (Once the transmission capacity increases to 31 bcm, the number of Compressor Stations will be increased to 7),
• 4 Metering Stations,
• 11 Pigging Stations,
• 49 Block Valve Stations,
• 3 gas off-take stations, 2 of which feed the national natural gas network in Türkiye and 1 connecting to the international natural gas network in Europe via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline connection.
Phase-0 section of the pipeline from the Georgian-Türkiye border to Eskisehir is 56 inches in diameter and 1,339 km long. Phase-0 was commissioned on June 12, 2018. Commercial gas deliveries to Türkiye started on the 30th of June 2018. Phase-1 is 48 inches in diameter and 455 km long. This phase was commissioned on November 30, 2019, and the pipeline reached the European border. In addition, TANAP’s two 36-inch double lines with a total length of 35 km (17.5 km x 2) pass through the Dardanelles through the bottom of the Marmara Sea. Of the 16 billion m3 of Azerbaijani gas being transported via the TANAP pipeline, 10 billion m3 are delivered to Europe and 6 billion m3 to Türkiye. The initial annual throughput of the pipeline is 16.2 billion cubic meters. With additional investment the pipeline annual capacity can be increased up to 31 billion m3.
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)
On the 28th of June 2013, the Shah Deniz consortium announced the selection of the TAP, which is an essential part of the Southern Gas Corridor, offering a direct and cost-effective transportation route to South East European countries and beyond.
It transports natural gas from the Caspian basin to Europe, connecting with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Greek-Turkish border, crossing Northern Greece, Albania, and the Adriatic Sea before coming ashore in Southern Italy to connect to the Italian natural gas network.
The TAP pipeline project has been included in the European Commission’s list of 33 priority energy security projects of common interest.
The groundbreaking ceremony of TAP was held on May 17, 2016, in Thessaloniki, Greece. In November 2019, gas was transported for testing on the Greek part of TAP, and natural gas was received for a 2 km section of the pipeline between the Evros River and the compressor station in Kipoi.
The construction of TAP was completed in October 2020, and after the pipeline was connected to the Italian gas distribution network on 15th of November, the first commercial gas volumes from Azerbaijan to Europe began on the 31st of December 2020.
• Initial annual transportation capacity is 10.5 bln m³ which can be increased annually to 20 bln m³.
• Length of the pipeline: 880.8 km
- Greece - 551.5 km - 48 inch;
- Albania - 215.9 km - 48 inch;
- Under Adriatic Sea - 105 km - 36 inch;
- Italy - 8.4 km-36 inch)
TAP triggers the first level of capacity expansion
Following the closing of the binding bidding phase of the 2021 Market Test, TAP has triggered the first level of capacity expansion, allocating 1.2 billion cubic metres (bcm) of additional long-term capacity per year starting from 2026. This development marks an important milestone in TAP’s ongoing efforts to enhance gas transportation capacity and strengthen energy supply to European markets.
