Overview
The pipeline will be constructed from the Georgian/Turkish and the Iraqi/Turkish border to Baumgarten in Austria It is anticipated that the lifespan of the pipeline will be 50 years.
Technical details
| Diameter: |
1,422mm / 56” Diameter |
| Material: |
Steel |
| Wall thickness: |
20-36 mm |
| Burial Depth: |
Minimum 1,0m |
| Pressure: |
100 bar |
| Control: |
two Control Centers |
| In-Country Control Centres (ICCC): |
Ankara, Turkey; Sofia, Bulgaria; Medias, Romania; Budapest, Hungary; Baumgarten, Austria |
| Compressor stations: |
estimated at 11 |
Additional information
The pipeline, valves and fittings will be treated for internal and external corrosion with protective coatings as well as an impressed cathodic protection system. The pipeline system includes all of the above ground installations associated with the Project. These will comprise main, local and sub control centres, compressor stations, custody transfer bordering metering stations, intermediate take-offs, cathodic protection stations, pigging and block valve stations, SCADA and a fibre optic telecommunication system.
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