South Caucasus Pipeline

South Caucasus Pipeline
South Caucasus Pipeline
	Location of the South Caucasus Pipeline
Location
Country	Azerbaijan; Georgia; Turkey
General direction	East–west
From	Baku (Sangachal Terminal), Azerbaijan
Passes through	Tbilisi
To	Erzurum, Turkey
Runs alongside	Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline
General information
Type	Natural gas
Partners	BP (29.99%); Lukoil (19.99%); TPAO (19.00%); SOCAR (14.35%); NICO (10.00%); SGC Upstream (6.67%)
Operator	BP
Commissioned	2006
Technical information
Length	692 km (430 mi)
Maximum discharge	24 billion cubic metres per annum (850×109 cu ft/a)
Diameter	42 in (1,067 mm)

The South Caucasus Pipeline (also known as Baku–Tbilisi–Erzurum Pipeline, BTE pipeline, or Shah Deniz Pipeline) is a natural gas pipeline from the Shah Deniz gas field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea to Turkey. It runs parallel to the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline (oil).