The Sangachal Terminal is an industrial complex consisting of a natural gas processing plant and oil production plant , located on the coast of the Caspian Sea 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Baku , Azerbaijan .
11-737: Construction of the terminal began in 1996 with the Early Oil Project , which foresaw the construction of pipelines to Supsa and Novorossiysk . Oil was first exported in October 1997. The terminal has since been expanded to include the ACG Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3 Oil Trains, BTC's main pumping station and the Shah Deniz gas plant. Facilities at the oil production plant include separators , coalescers , three new crude oil storage tanks , Export Pumps , gas turbine power generators and
22-516: A central control room. The Sangachal Terminal Expansion Program (STEP) was started in November 2001. The construction included 15,000 cubic metre of concrete, 1,600 units of steel structures, 25,000 metres (82,000 ft) of pipe, 450,000 metres (1,480,000 ft) of cables. Apart from technological works, civil construction included living accommodations for 550 people, cafeteria, movie theater, soccer field, etc. US$ 1.2-2 billion
33-699: Is an offshore oil field in the Caspian Sea , located 120 km (75 mi) east of Baku , Azerbaijan , and is a part of the larger Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) project. The production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform Chirag 1 (EOP) has been in operation since 1997. Chirag 1 has been producing the Early Oil from the ACG field. West Chirag is planned as an extension of ACG project. The Early Oil Project (EOP) has averaged between 100,000 and 150,000 barrels per day (16,000 and 24,000 m /d) of oil since
44-898: The Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli field and natural gas from the Shah Deniz gas field. The oil is exported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to Turkey's Mediterranean coast and via the Baku-Supsa Pipeline and the Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline to the Black Sea coast. Sangachal Terminal was mentioned in the United States diplomatic cables leak as one of US "critical foreign dependencies". Chirag oil field#Chirag-1 and Early Oil Project Chirag ( Azerbaijani : Çıraq )
55-589: The STEP have a capacity of 880 thousand barrels (140 × 10 ^ m) each. The overall storage capacity at the terminal is 3 million barrels (480 × 10 ^ m). As of November 2009, the terminal exports 941.4 thousand barrels per day (149.67 × 10 ^ m/d). The terminal is operated by a BP led consortium and is one of the largest oil and gas facilities in the world. Other partners are from AIOC , Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline , Shah Deniz and South Caucasus Pipeline projects. The terminal receives oil from
66-558: The population of 273 (2014). It is located in the Lanchkhuti Municipality , on the river Supsa . It is the terminus of the Western Early Oil pipeline from Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea oil fields. In 2011 a cement plant was put into operation. There is a railway station ( Samtredia – Batumi railway) in the village. European route E692 passes Supsa which has a junction with European route E70 near
77-446: The second quarter of 2014. According to preliminary forecasts, the platform will produce 183,000 barrels per day (29,100 m /d) and 209 million cm /day and a total of 360 million barrels (57 × 10 ^ m ) of oil at an investment cost of $ 6 billion. Gas produced from Chirag is planned to be exported to Europe in 2016. Supsa Supsa ( Georgian : სუფსა ) is a Black Sea village in western Georgia with
88-942: The start of production. It was recognized as the first large-scale oil project in the Caspian Sea region. The project involved investment of $ 200 million from big financial institutions such as World Bank 's IFC and the EBRD and included development of part of the Chirag oil field, namely refurbishment of an existing Chirag 1 platform, construction of new subsea pipelines, drilling of development and water injection wells; construction of Sangachal Terminal ; construction of oil export terminal in Supsa , Georgia and completion of export pipelines and facilities in Azerbaijan and Georgia The subsidiary of Amoco – Amoco Caspian Sea Petroleum Ltd
99-551: Was awarded a contract by BP on behalf of Azerbaijan International Operating Company to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) and procurement services for the Chirag drilling platform. This is considered to be an expansion of ACG field development and is also known as Chirag Oil Project. In September 2010, construction of steel jacket for West Chirag platform will be started. Construction will be conducted by Baku Deepwater Jacket Factory named after Heydar Aliyev . Project management plans West Chirag production to start in
110-576: Was spent for sub-projects realized within the STEP project. The terminal expansion contract was awarded to Tekfen-Azfen joint venture which employed nearly 4,000 employees for the project, 75% of which were Azerbaijani citizens. Due to finalization of the main part of the project, this number was reduced to 1,720 employees. Sangachal Terminal has a processing capacity of 1.2 million barrels per day (190 × 10 ^ m/d) and 1.25 billion cubic feet (35 × 10 ^ m) of gas per day (bcfd). The three new crude oil storage tanks added during
121-424: Was the operator for EOP. The partnership also included companies from United States , Russia , Turkey , United Kingdom , Norway , Japan and Azerbaijan. Sponsors' share of the project costs are estimated at $ 800 million. IFC loans included five A loans (one to each one of borrowers) equalling $ 100 million in total and five B Loans, also $ 100 million in total. Chirag 1 facilities include: In March 2009, KBR
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