BP-Led Group Breaks Ground on Azeri Gas Pipeline to Europe
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A BP Plc-led group broke ground on a project to pipe natural gas from Phase 2 of the Shah Deniz project in Azerbaijan to Italy, offering the European Union an alternative to Russian supplies.
The 3,500-kilometer (2,175-mile) corridor will include three pipelines connecting BP’s Sangachal terminal south of Baku, the Azeri capital, with southern Italy via Georgia, Turkey and Greece. Construction is due to be completed in 2018 with first gas deliveries to Europe planned for the following year.