Enlarge Map by BP The Southern Gas Corridor consists of three huge pipeline projects: the South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion (SCPx), the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) and the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). SCPx gets underway in January 2015. TANAP will break ground later in 2015, and TAP will break ground in 2016. Enlarge Map by BP Shah Deniz's phase two will require massive investment, including two offshore platforms, subsea production wells and pipelines, a new terminal in Songachal, Azerbaijan, and two new compressor stations in Georgia. Getting a new source of gas supply to Europe has been a topic of discussion within the
Photo by AP Wideworld Since August, a number of contracts have been signed for infrastructure and dredging work. Related Links: Egypt Moves Forward on $6-Billion Petrochemical Project Expansion in Natural Gas Production Spurs Big U.S. Export Plans In an attempt to rekindle national pride and demonstrate his administration’s ability to move the country beyond a turbulent political period, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi last August announced that the Suez Canal would be expanded to enable more vessels to transit the waterway and boost the country’s revenues.Now in the early stages of construction, the expansion project is estimated to cost $4