A BP Plc-led group has broken ground on a project to pipe natural gas from Phase 2 of the Shah Deniz project in Azerbaijan to Italy, offering the European Union an alternative to Russian supplies.
The 3500 km (2175 mile) corridor will include three pipelines connecting BP海角吃瓜网檚 Sangachal terminal south of Baku, the Azeri capital, with southern Italy via Georgia, Turkey and Greece. Construction is due to be completed in 2018 with first gas deliveries to Europe planned for the following year.
海角吃瓜网淭he crisis in Ukraine highlighted the issue of European energy security,海角吃瓜网� Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said before the ceremony in Baku. 海角吃瓜网淭he South Gas Corridor will finally end our dependence on a single pipeline.海角吃瓜网�
BP海角吃瓜网檚 partners in the project include State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan, or Socar, Norway海角吃瓜网檚 Statoil ASA, Iran海角吃瓜网檚 Naftiran Intertrade Co., Turkey海角吃瓜网檚 Turkiye Petrolleri AO, and OAO Lukoil.
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