Taganrog-Mariupol-Berdyansk Gas Pipeline

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Taganrog-Mariupol-Berdyansk Gas Pipeline (Russian: Газопровод Таганрог-Мариуполь-Бердянск, Таганрог-Жданов-Бердянск) is a retired gas pipeline in Russia and Ukraine.

Location

The pipeline runs from Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia, through Zhdanov (currently, Mariupol), Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, and to Berdyansk, Zaporozhia Oblast, Ukraine.

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Project Details

Original Line

• Operator: Gazprom, Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LCC (GTSOU)
• Owner: Gazprom, Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LCC (GTSOU)
• Parent company: JSC Mahistralni Gazoprovody Ukrainy (MGU), Gazprom
• Capacity:
• Length:
• Diameter: 400-1000 mm
• Status: Retired
• Start Year: 1950s
• Retired Year: 2009
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

The original pipeline was retired in 2009. However, after the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic seceded from Ukraine in 2014 and was annexed by Russia in 2022, the local authorities has proposed to revive the Soviet-era pipeline. Satellite images from July 2024 show that Russia is possibly constructing the replacement line of the Taganrog-Mariupol segment. Additionally, in an official document from 2025, the Donetsk People's Republic Ministry of Construction stated that the replacement of the Taganrog-Mariupol segment is underway, whereas the Mariupol-Berdyansk segment is in the proposal stage.