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 oil pipeline.