East–West pipeline

East–West pipeline
Location of East–West pipeline
Location
CountryTurkmenistan
General directioneast–west
FromShatlyk compressor station
ToBelek-1 compressor station
General information
Typenatural gas
OperatorTürkmengaz
ContractorsTürkmennebitgazgurlushyk
Construction started2010
Commissioned2015
Technical information
Length773 km (480 mi)
Maximum discharge30 billion cubic metres per annum (1.1 trillion cubic feet per annum)
Diameter1,420 mm (56 in)
No. of compressor stations8

The East–West pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in Turkmenistan. It was constructed to carry natural gas from gas fields in eastern Turkmenistan to the coast of Caspian Sea across the southern part of the country.