The Dauletabad–Sarakhs–Khangiran pipeline (also known as Dauletabad–Salyp Yar pipeline) is a natural gas
pipeline
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from the
Dauletabad gas field
The Dauletabad Gas Field (also Döwletabat, Dauletabad-Donmez, and until 1991 known as Sovietabad) is a large natural gas field located in Mary, Mary province, Turkmenistan. It is located in the vicinity of the Turkmenistan–Iran border, and is na ...
in Turkmenistan to Khangiran in Iran, where it is connected with the
Iran Gas Trunkline
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system. It is significant as it allows the diversification of Turkmenistan's gas export routes, doubling the nation's export of gas to Iran.
For Iran, the pipeline allows the country to deal with gas shortages in its northern regions, and to improve its reputation as a trade partner in the
Caspian region
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.
[
] Gas began pumping on 3 January 2010, and the pipeline was inaugurated in a ceremony in Turkmenistan on 6 January 2010.
History and inauguration
The decision to build the pipeline was made in July 2009.
The pipeline was completed in October 2009, and was inaugurated on 6 January 2010, by presidents
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدینژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), and
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow at a ceremony held at the border village of Salyp Yar,
Serakhs
Sarahs (, also written Saraghs, Serahs, Sarakhs, Saragt, or Serakhs, the last a backformation of russian: Серахс) is an oasis city in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan, and the administrative center of Sarahs district ( tk, Sarahs etraby). It is ...
in
Ahal Province
Ahal Region ( tk, Ahal welaýaty; from fa, آخال, Axāl) is one of five provinces of Turkmenistan. It is in the south-center of the country, bordering Iran and Afghanistan along the Kopet Dag Range. Its area is and population 939,700 (2005 ...
, Turkmenistan.
[
][
] At the inauguration, Ahmadinejad said, "These two are not just economic projects, but are indications of the two nations' profound bonds and interest as well as the two countries' fair relations in the region ... This pipeline will be a good stimulus for energy co-operation between Turkmenistan and Iran, as well as for delivery of Turkmen gas to the Persian Gulf and the world market."Taner Yıldız
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T ...
, the minister of energy and natural resources of Turkey
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, and Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Madani, president of the Islamic Development Bank.
Technical features
The total length of the pipeline is .[
] The pipeline starts at the Dauletabad gas field where it branches off from the Dovletabad–Deryalyk pipeline ( Central Asia – Center gas pipeline system).US$
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180 million.
See also
* Korpezhe–Kurt Kui pipeline
References
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Energy in Central Asia
Energy infrastructure completed in 2010
Iran–Turkmenistan relations
Natural gas pipelines in Iran
Natural gas pipelines in Turkmenistan