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Gas transmission pipeline · Malkoclar to Ankara

Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line

Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line is a mothballed gas transmission pipeline crossing Russia, Türkiye. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 842 km long and 4 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 1986. It runs from Malkoclar to Ankara. It is owned by BOTAŞ.

Length

842 km

Capacity

4 bcm/y

2.9 Mtpa LNG equivalent

Segments tracked

1

Largest diameter 610 mm (24 in)

Route

Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line runs from Malkoclar to Ankara. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.

Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.

From
Malkoclar
To
Ankara
Start country
Russia
End country
Türkiye
Countries crossed
Russia, Türkiye
Onshore / offshore
Not reported
Fuel
Gas
Region
Europe
Route drawn on map
713 km
GEM pipeline ID
P2227
Start year
1986
GEM wiki page
gem.wiki

Segments

Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.

SegmentStatusFrom → toLengthCapacityDiameterStartRoute from
Whole pipelineMothballedMalkoclar → Ankara8424610 mm1986GEM's route file

Connected LNG terminals

Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

TerminalCountryImport / exportStatusDistanceMatched by
Marmara LNG TerminalTürkiyeImportOperating20.2 kmroute proximity

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.

Owners

Parent companies

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where does Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line run?
Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line runs from Malkoclar to Ankara, crossing Russia and Türkiye.
How long is Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line?
Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line is 842 km long.
How much gas can Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line carry?
Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line has a design capacity of 4 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
Is Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line operating?
Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line is mothballed, with a reported start year of 1986.
Who owns Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line?
Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line is owned by BOTAŞ, as recorded in the current tracker release.
Does Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line serve an LNG terminal?
Russian Federation – Turkey Natural Gas Main Transmission Line passes within 25 km of 1 tracked LNG terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance and how it was made.