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Thursday, June 07, 2012

BP eyes Turkish pipelines for Azeri gas - UPI.com

BP eyes Turkish pipelines for Azeri gas

Published: June 7, 2012 at 7:43 AM

ANKARA, Turkey, June 7 (UPI) -- British energy company BP may use existing Turkish infrastructure to transport natural gas from Azerbaijan if alternatives aren't ready, an official said.

Turkish officials threw their support behind the planned 1,240-mile Trans-Anatolian Pipeline through the country last year. It is planned to carry natural gas from the BP-controlled Shah Deniz field in the Azeri waters of the Caspian Sea.

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