Under auspices of the EU (European Union), two studies of pipeline transportation out of Caspian Sea producing areas have concluded that such systems are technically, economically, and environmentally feasible but depend critically on route selection. The studies were conducted by ILF Consulting Engineers, Munich; Kvaerner Process Systems AS, Lysaker, Norway; Snamprogetti, Milan; and Partex-IGE SA, Lisbon, within the frame of the European Unions' Tacis INOGATE program. (Tacis = Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States; INOGATE = Interstate Oil and Gas Transports to Europe) Both studies were concerned with the technical, economic, and environmental feasibility of new complementary export routes up to the existing or planned international oil and gas pipeline connections that are suitable for access to the markets of Europe under an expanded EU. This article highlights the main results of these feasibility studies. The article includes a table with transport options and presents transport costs for export systems from the Caspian Sea producing areas to European markets.
EU study of Caspian area oil, gas pipelines compares routes, costs
Die Machbarkeitsstudie über den Erdöl- und Erdgastransport via Pipeline aus der Region vom Kaspischen Meer zum europäischen Markt
Oil and Gas Journal ; 99 , 45 ; 68-78
2001
9 Seiten, 2 Bilder, 4 Tabellen
Article (Journal)
English
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