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Pipe-laying activity on SCPX project to be commenced in Azerbaijan and Georgia this year

19 February 2015 13:58 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Agshin Rafigoglu – APA-Economics. In 2014, SCPX project contracts award continued with most of the major contracts already awarded and work already started along the pipeline route across Azerbaijan and Georgia.

According to BP-Azerbaijan, shipments of pipe sections started in 2014 and will continue throughout 2015 and into early-2016. In total, over 40,000 sections of pipe will be delivered in 19 shipments.

The key achievements made to date include:

- Land for the first 200 km in Azerbaijan right of way acquired.

- Construction of Compressor Station 1 in Georgia commenced.

Activity on the SCPX project will continue during 2015 including the commencement of pipe-laying activity in Azerbaijan and Georgia.