Sakarya Gas Pipeline
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The Sakarya Gas Pipeline is an operating gas pipeline in Türkiye with a second phase under construction.
Location
The pipelines run from the Sakarya Gas Field (Türkiye) in the Black Sea, to Filyos in Zonguldak Province, Türkiye.[1]
Project Details
Phase I
- Operator: BOTAS[1]
- Owner: Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center (TP-OTC)[2]
- Parent Company: Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO)[1]
- Capacity: 3.5 bcm/year[3]
- Length: 201 km[1]
- Diameter: 16 in, 48 in[1]
- Status: Operating[3]
- Start year: 2023[3]
Phase II
- Operator: BOTAS[1]
- Owner: Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center (TP-OTC)[2]
- Parent Company: Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO)[1]
- Capacity: 10.5 bcm/year[3]
- Length: 158 km[4]
- Diameter: 16 in[4]
- Status: Construction[4]
- Start year: 2027[3]
Background
After the discovery of the Sakarya Gas Field (Türkiye) in 2020, state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) began testing the appraisal wells and estimated the field to hole 540 bcm of gas reserves. In 2021, TPAO began awarding contracts for the development of the field, including a 165 km, 16 in subsea pipeline to the onshore production facility and a 36 km, 48 in onshore pipeline to connect it to the national grid.[5][6]
In 2022, construction for the Phase I pipeline began.[7] The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report was released the same year, mentioning plans for a Phase II, including an additional pipeline.[1]
In April 2023, Phase I came online with a capacity of 3.5 bcm/year.[3]
In December 2024, construction for Phase II began. This phase includes the addition of a 158 km, 16 in transmission pipeline. It is planned to increase output by 10.5 bcm/year for a total of 14 bcm/year. Phase II is expected to produce first gas by 2027.[3][4]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "SAKARYA GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - ESIA" (PDF). tpao.gov.tr. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Saipem's Castorone crossed the Bosphorus on its way to the Black Sea to operate phase 2 of the Sakarya project | Saipem". www.saipem.com. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Sakarya Gas Field Development Phase II, offshore Türkiye". NS Energy. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Castorone sails to Black Sea Sakarya Phase 2 pipeline location". www.offshore-mag.com. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ↑ "Sakarya Gas Field Development, Black Sea, Turkey". NS Energy. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ↑ "Sakarya gas field development project (Turkey)". Eksfin. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ↑ "Turkey launches first pipeline to deliver gas from Black Sea". news.am. 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
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