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Gas transmission pipeline · Türkiye – Bulgaria – Romania

Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline

Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline is an operating gas transmission pipeline crossing Türkiye, Bulgaria, Romania. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 638 km long and 27 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 1988. It is owned by General Petroleum Co.

Length

638 km

Capacity

27 bcm/y

19.9 Mtpa LNG equivalent

Segments tracked

1

Route

Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline runs from Türkiye – Bulgaria – Romania. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.

Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.

From
Istanbul
To
Not reported
Start country
Türkiye
End country
Romania
Countries crossed
Türkiye, Bulgaria, Romania
Onshore / offshore
Not reported
Fuel
Gas
Region
Asia
Route drawn on map
637 km
GEM pipeline ID
P3933
Start year
1988
GEM wiki page
gem.wiki

Segments

Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.

SegmentStatusFrom → toLengthCapacityDiameterStartRoute from
Whole pipelineOperatingIstanbul → ?638271988GEM's route file

Connected LNG terminals

Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

TerminalCountryImport / exportStatusDistanceMatched by
Constanta LNG TerminalRomaniaImportCancelled7.4 kmroute proximity

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where does Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline run?
Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline runs from Türkiye to Romania, crossing Türkiye, Bulgaria and Romania.
How long is Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline?
Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline is 638 km long.
How much gas can Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline carry?
Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline has a design capacity of 27 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
Is Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline operating?
Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline is operating, having started in 1988.
Who owns Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline?
Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline is owned by General Petroleum Co, as recorded in the current tracker release.
Does Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline serve an LNG terminal?
Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline passes within 25 km of 1 tracked LNG terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance and how it was made.