Qatar-Turkey Gas Pipeline
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Qatar-Turkey Gas Pipeline was a proposed natural gas pipeline that is considered cancelled.
Location
The pipeline was proposed to run from Qatar's North Field to the proposed Nabucco Pipeline in Türkiye.[1]
Project Details
- Length: 1500 kilometers[1]
- Status: Cancelled
- Cost: US$10 billion[1]
- Associated infrastructure: Nabucco Gas Pipeline, North Field Oil and Gas Complex (Qatar)
Background
The Qatar-Turkey Gas Pipeline was proposed in 2009 following talks between the two nations. The pipeline was envisioned to supply gas from the North Field Oil and Gas Complex (Qatar) to the then-proposed Nabucco Gas Pipeline which would export the gas to European markets. Two different routes were originally proposed, one through Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, and another through Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq.[2] That same year, Syria's leader refused to sign an agreement with Qatar for the US$10 billion, 1500 kilometer pipeline to travel through its territory, allegedly in order to "protect the interests of [his] Russian ally, which is Europe's top supplier of natural gas."[3][1]
No further development updates occurred following Syria's refusal, effectively cancelling the project.
In 2024, following political changes in Syria, Türkiye's Energy and Natural Resources Minister said that the pipeline proposal could be revived if a secure transport system was established in Syria, and if stability was ensured in the region. The minister indicated that discussions were ongoing, but Qatar firmly rejected that any such talks were taking place and denied any plans to move forward with the project.[1]
The project continues to be considered cancelled until formal developments suggest otherwise.
Syrian Conflict Theory
In 2012 an analyst suggested that Qatar's involvement in the Syrian Civil War was based in part on its desire to build a pipeline to Türkiye through Syria:[4]
- "The discovery in 2009 of a new gas field near Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus, and Syria opened new possibilities to bypass the Saudi Barrier and to secure a new source of income. Pipelines are in place already in Turkey to receive the gas. Only Al-Assad is in the way. Qatar along with the Turks would like to remove Al-Assad and install the Syrian chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood. It is the best organized political movement in the chaotic society and can block Saudi Arabia's efforts to install a more fanatical Wahhabi based regime. Once the Brotherhood is in power, the Emir's broad connections with Brotherhood groups throughout the region should make it easy for him to find a friendly ear and an open hand in Damascus."
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Qatar denies plans for gas pipeline through Syria and Türkiye - Türkiye Today". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ↑ Carlisle, Tamsin. "Qatar seeks gas pipeline to Turkey | The National". The National. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ↑ "Syria intervention plans fuelled by oil interests, not chemical weapon concerns | Nafeez Ahmed". the Guardian. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ↑ Ansa Mediterranean, 1 October 2012, Syria: new markets for Qatari gas without Al Assad, analyst
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External resources
External articles
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