Recapping Turkey’s 2016 pipeline projects - WORLD PIPELINES

Wednesday, 28 December 2016 12:00
Stephanie Roker

A number of Turkish oil and gas pipeline projects have been the topic of conversation this year. Read on to see a recap of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline, Turkey-Israel pipeline, TANAP and TurkStream projects.

Iraq-Turkey pipeline

Back in mid 2015, the Iraq-Turkey (Kirkuk-Ceyhan) pipeline was shut down after attempts of theft and sabotage on the line. Following on from the shutdown, on 6 January 2016, it was confirmed that payment had been received from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for the crude oil exported through Kurdish region of the line.

Honeywell to provide control and safety system for natural gas pipeline in Turkey - HYDROCARBONS TECHNOLOGY

Dec 5 2016

US based company Honeywell Process Solutions has announced that it will provide control and safety system for the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) located in Turkey.

The integrated system will make all operations at the compressor stations safe throughout the length of the pipeline.

The TANAP system is equipped to transport up to 31 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year from the Caspian and nearby regions.

Honeywell Turkey and Central Asia region president Orhan Genis said: “Honeywell has a long history of working with critical energy projects in Turkey. This important project will help to secure a supply of natural gas not only to this country but across Europe.”