Bukhara-Tashkent-Bishkek-Almaty pipeline

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Bukhara-Tashkent-Bishkek-Almaty pipeline is Uzbekistan's main natural gas export pipeline. It was built in 1967. The diameter of the pipeline is 1,020 millimetres (40 in) and the annual capacity of the pipeline is almost 22 billion cubic meter (bcm) of natural gas.[1]

Bukhara-Tashkent-Bishkek-Almaty pipeline is the main source of gas supply for Kyrgyzstan and southern part of Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstan section of pipeline is operated by KazTransGas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KazMunayGas. The Kyrgyzstan section of pipe line is operated by KyrKazGas, the joint venture of KazTransGas and Kyrgyzgas. It's could be possible that the pipeline will be connected with the planned Central Asia-China gas pipeline.[2]

The technical condition of the pipeline is alarming, particularly in Kyrgyzstan. Therefore there plans for construction second trunk gas pipeline and renovation existing pipeline.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sagdullaev Djakhangir (2005). "Energy Policy, Economic Cooperation, and Sustainable Development in Central Asia: the case of Uzbekistan" (PDF). . Justus-Liebig-Universität Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
  2. ^ Mehmet Ögütçü (2006-10-02). "Kazakhstan's expanding cross-border gas links. Implications for Europe, Russia, China and other CIS countries. Presented at the Windsor Energy Group’s Regional Pipelines Roundtable, Almaty" (PDF). The CEPMLP Internet Journal. The Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee. 
  3. ^ (2006-12-04). "Energy". . The European Commission's Delegation to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
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