Burgas Alexandroupolis Pipeline Project
Summary Information
- Source: Burgas, Bulgaria
- Destination: Alexandroupolis, Greece
- Ownership: Trans Balkan Pipeline Company
- Website: http://tbpipeline.com/
- Length: kilometres ( miles)
- Capacity: barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type: Russian Ural Crude Oil
The Route
- Running South West from Burgas on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, to Alexandroupolis on the Northern coast of the Aegean Sea.
Pipeline Status
- ILF was awarded the design in 2008
- The pipeline is expected to be in operation in 2013
History
- 2008 - ILF awarded project design
- 2011 - The Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water gave a positive assessment to the project
Other Information
- The pipeline is one of a number of projects designed to bypass the Bosphorus Straits. The Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan Pipeline which began operations in 2006 is the only one in operation. The Samsun Ceyhan Oil Pipeline and Constanta Trieste Oil pipeline are two other alternatives
Links
- Contract awarded for the Trans Balkan Pipeline
- Environment Ministry gave a positive assessment of the quality of the EIA for the pipeline Burgas - Alexandroupolis
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