Question- Recently, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated a pipeline at Sangachal Terminal. In this regard, which one among the given is not true?
(a) Sangachal Terminal is located 55 kilometers (35 miles) north-west of the capital Baku.
(b) This pipeline will make the first direct route for gas transportation in Europe’s largest gas fields except Russia.
(c) The purpose of the Southern Gas Project is to transport gas from Caspian Sea to Europe (3,500 km).
(d) The total cost of amount of this project is 40 billion US dollars (35 billion euro).
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- May 29, 2018, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated a pipeline at Sangachal Terminal.
- This pipeline will create the first direct route to transport gas from one of the world’s largest fields to Europe bypassing Russia.
- Sangachal Terminal is located 55 kilometers (35 miles) southwest of the capital Baku.
- The purpose of the Southern Gas Project is to transport gas from Caspian Sea to Europe (3,500 km).
- The total cost of amount of this project is 40 billion US dollars (35 billion euro).
- 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas in Europe from the South Gas Corridor by year 2020 In addition Turkey will be sent 6 billion cubic meters of gas.
- By 2020, the Southern Gas Corridor is expected to bring around 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe a year. Another 6 billion cubic meters of gas will go to Turkey.
- The South Caucasus Pipeline from Azerbaijan will transport gas to Turkey, where it will feed into Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline, or TANAP.
Reference:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/azerbaijan-inaugurates-european-gas-pipeline-132528