Wednesday, April 25, 2007

RIA Novosti - World - Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline construction launched in Turkey

"Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline construction launched in Turkey

ANKARA, April 24 (RIA Novosti) - Construction has started on a pipeline in Turkey to pump oil to Europe and the Middle East, bypassing the country's crowded straits.

The $1.5-billion pipeline, which is being built by the Turkish holding Calik Energy and Italy's ENI, will extend 700 kilometers (435 miles) through Turkey from the Black Sea port of Samsun to the port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean."

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