South Caucasus Pipeline

South Caucasus Pipeline
Location of the South Caucasus Pipeline
Location
Country	Azerbaijan Georgia Turkey
General direction	East–west
From	Baku (Sangachal Terminal), Azerbaijan
Passes through	Tbilisi
To	Erzurum, Turkey
Runs alongside	Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline
General information
Type	Natural gas
Partners	BP (29.99%) Lukoil (19.99%) TPAO (19.00%) SOCAR (14.35%) NICO (10.00%) SGC Upstream (6.67%)
Operator	BP
Commissioned	2006
Technical information
Length	692 km (430 mi)
Maximum discharge	24 billion cubic metres per annum (850×10^9 cu ft/a)
Diameter	42 in (1,067 mm)

The South Caucasus Pipeline (also known as Baku–Tbilisi–Erzurum Pipeline, BTE pipeline, or Shah Deniz Pipeline) is a natural gas pipeline from the Shah Deniz gas field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea to Turkey. It runs parallel to the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline (oil).