Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan [BTC] Pipeline has been damaged. This is the first direct pipeline transporting crude from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea without crossing the Russian territory.
The details of the pipeline :
Total length : 1,100 miles ( 443km through Azerbaijan, 249km through Georgia and 1,076km through Turkey).
End point : Ceyhan terminal, Turkey.
Cost : Nearly $ 4 billion
Peak capacity : 1 million bbl/day
The capacity of this pipeline is over 1% per day. Any disruption to this pipeline, i think, will have affect ton he oil prices
One consideration : How difficult would it be to protect a 1,100 mile long pipeline? Would it not be vulnerable even for small forces to damage it?
Any comments?
The details of the pipeline :
Total length : 1,100 miles ( 443km through Azerbaijan, 249km through Georgia and 1,076km through Turkey).
End point : Ceyhan terminal, Turkey.
Cost : Nearly $ 4 billion
Peak capacity : 1 million bbl/day
The capacity of this pipeline is over 1% per day. Any disruption to this pipeline, i think, will have affect ton he oil prices
One consideration : How difficult would it be to protect a 1,100 mile long pipeline? Would it not be vulnerable even for small forces to damage it?
Any comments?