Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline

Earthwork for the construction of Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) will start on April 1 next year, the President of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev said on Tuesday.

The state-run Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has inked a $1 billion loan agreement with Turkish state-run lender Vakıfbank and the country’s largest non-state lender İşbank so it can purchase Total’s stake in an Azeri gas project.

Turkey has signed deals to increase its stakes in the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) and the Shah Deniz projects, with a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, marking another step towards its long-lasting dream of becoming an energy hub.

The Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) that will carry Azeri gas to Turkey will be shielded and monitored with high-technology lasers, sensors and cameras against potential threats he Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), a $12 billion investment that is projected to carry Azerbaijani gas to western Turkey, will be constantly monitored and protected via high-tech methods, accor

Turkey's energy enterprise Botas has kicked off the construction of a planned gas link with Bulgaria.

The interconnection grid is to be finished in 2015 and will supply Bulgaria with energy from the Blue Stream, a Russian pipeline delivering gas to Turkey.