BTC Project History

Inter-Governmental and Host Government Agreements signed Inter-Governmental Agreement ratified by country parliaments Basic engineering commenced Detailed engineering commenced Detailed engineering completed Project sanctioned by shareholder companies and Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Company (BTC Co) formed Presidents of three host countries participate in ground-breaking ceremony Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) approved in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey Facilities construction commenced Pipeline construction commenced Construction complete, ready for line filling First oil Nov. 1999 May-Jun. 2000 Nov. 2000 Jun. 2001 Jun. 2002 Aug. 2002

Sep. 2002 Oct.-Nov. 2002

1Q 2003 April 2003 1Q 2005 Jun 2006

Pipeline
Length of route: Diameter of pipeline: Number of valve stations: Capacity (design): Capacity (current): Design life of system: Altitude reached: Number of land packaged en route: Number of communities passed: Number of road and rail crossings: Number of river crossings: 1,768 km overall (443 km in Azerbaijan, 249 km in Georgia, 1,076 km in Turkey) 46/42/34 inches (117/107/86 cm) 101 (22 in Azerbaijan, 27 in Georgia, 52 in Turkey), 40x40 m in area 1 million barrels per day (50 million tons per year) 1.2 million barrels per day (60 million tons per year) 40 years Over 2,800 m More than 20,000 (over 6,000 in Azerbaijan, 3,000 in Georgia, 11,000 in Turkey) 450 (80 in Azerbaijan, 70 in Georgia, 300 in Turkey) Over 350 in Azerbaijan, 250 in Georgia, 800 in Turkey Over 700 in Azerbaijan, 200 in Georgia, 600 in Turkey

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Terminals and Pumping Stations

Sangachal terminal: Ceyhan marine export terminal: Number of pumping stations: Hydraulic power requirement: Metering stations: Nov. 1999 May-Jun. 2000 Nov. 2000 Jun. 2001 Jun. 2002

Design and Construction

Basic engineering period: Detailed engineering period: Construction period: Size of construction workforce: Number of sections of pipe: Weight of steel pipe: Width of construction corridor: Width of long-term right of way: Depth of pipeline: Cost of project: 8 months (November 2000-June 2001) 12 months (June 2001-June 2002) Two years overall Approx. 2,300 in Azerbaijan, 2,500 in Georgia, 5,000 in Turkey 150,000, each up to 12 m long 290,000 tons in Azerbaijan and Georgia, 365,000 tons in Turkey 32 m for BTC alone, 44 m where laid alongside other pipelines 8m At least one metre underground throughout over $4.0 billion

Operations
Speed of oil through the pipeline: Design pressure of pipeline: Quality of oil being transported: Number of operational staff: Fibre optic cable throughout for SCADA and telecommunications Leak detection system Cathodic protection system to prevent corrosion Emergency shutdown system, fire and gas detection systems Oil spill response equipment at strategic points Reserves in ACG oil field: 2 m per second at design capacity Generally 100 bar 34 API, low sulphur content, sweet ACG crude oil Approx. 250 in Azerbaijan, 250 in Georgia, 350 in Turkey . . . .

. At least 5.4 billion barrels

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