Oil and gas transport issues

Environmental issues have played an important part in the selection of export routes for Caspian oil and gas. As proposed east-west routes have predominated, the environmental health of the Black Sea in general and the Bosporus Straits in particular 

Natural gas export routes and options in the Caspian Sea region (Caspian Environmental Program, 2001)  

Name/ location Route Natural gas capacity Length Cost estimate Status 

Baku- Erzurum Baku (Azerbaijan) via Tbilisi (Georgia) to Erzurum (Turkey), linking with Turkish natural gas pipeline system Planned 254 Bcf capacity 540 miles 1 billion (includes up to 500 million to construct new Azeri section) November 2000 inspection of existing Gazi pipeline deemed that extensive repairs were necessary new pipeline will be necessary 

Central Asia Center Pipeline Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan to Saratov (Russia), linking to Russian natural gas pipeline system 3.5 Tcf/yr Existing route N/A Operational. Turkmenistan is using this pipeline to export a total of 8.83 Tcf to Ukraine (via Russia) from 2002 to 2006, as well as smaller amounts to Russia 

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