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Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline inaugurated

13 Jul 2006 Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan

What happened

The 1,768 km BTC pipeline carries Caspian crude from Azerbaijan through Georgia to Türkiye's Mediterranean coast — the first major export route from the former Soviet Caspian to bypass both Russia and Iran, followed within a year by the parallel South Caucasus gas pipeline.

BTC created the region's modern economic geometry: Azerbaijani revenue, Georgian transit income, Turkish leverage, Western stake — and Armenian exclusion. Every corridor argument since, including the Middle Corridor and the Syunik question, extends this map.

Confidence: High

When13 Jul 2006
WhereBaku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan
KindEnergy · Economic
ArenaCorridors and external powers
Confidence: High Sources: Established historical record · bp Azerbaijan pipeline and project disclosures↗ Methodology Corrections

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