BOTAŞ
Turkish energy company
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation |
| logo | BOTAŞ_logo.png |
| type | State-owned |
| founder | Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı |
| key_people | Abdulvahit Fidan (Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Manager) |
| industry | Energy |
| services | Oil and Natural Gas Transmission, Natural Gas Storage, Natural Gas Trade |
| owner | Turkey Wealth Fund |
| divisions | Natural Gas Operations District Management, Petroleum Operations District Management, Dörtyol Operation Management, LNG Operation Management |
| foundation | 1974 |
| location_city | Ankara |
| location_country | Turkey |
| homepage | www.botas.gov.tr |
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BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ) is the state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company in Turkey. The company was established in 1974 as a subsidiary of TPAO. Since 1995, BOTAŞ is a wholly state-owned company.
History
BOTAŞ was originally established in 1974 for the construction and operation of the Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline. Since 1987, BOTAŞ has also been involved in the natural gas transportation and trade activities. From February 9, 1990, until May 2, 2001, BOTAŞ had monopoly rights on natural gas import, distribution, sales and pricing. In practice, the gas distribution monopoly of BOTAŞ ended only in 2007, when Royal Dutch Shell and Bosphorus Gaz, a joint venture of Gazprom and Tur Enerji, started to sell natural gas in the market.
Pipeline operations
In addition to the Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline, BOTAŞ owns and operates Ceyhan–Kırıkkale, Batman–Dörtyol, and Şelmo–Batman crude oil pipelines. It also owns and operates the national gas grid of Turkey with total length of 4500 km, and Marmara Ereğlisi Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Import Terminal. Internationally, BOTAŞ participates in the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline, Arab Gas Pipeline section between Syria and Turkey, and Turkey–Greece gas pipeline.
Finance
Energy analysts think that imports from Azerbaijan are being bought at a discounted spot price until 2024. In 2019 BOTAŞ made an operating loss of 2 million 3 hundred thousand lira for each of its 2700 employees. The company is on the Global Oil & Gas Exit List.
Fleet
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| Name | Built by | Type | Acquired | Note | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ertuğrul Gazi | South Korea Hyundai Heavy Industries | Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) | 2021 | ||
| VASANT-1 | Leased | ||||
| Turkey ASFAT | Marine Cleaning and Oil Collection Vessel | On order. | |||
| Sultanhanı | Turkey UZMAR Shipyard | Tugboat | 2025 | ||
| Silivri | |||||
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References
References
- (2023-10-01). "Board".
- "About us - BOTAS AS". Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH.
- (2007-02-02). "Shell first to end Botas gas monopoly in Turkey". [[Reuters]].
- (2008-02-06). "RWE joins Nabucco consortium as sixth partner". Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH.
- "Azerbaijan and Turkey tight-lipped over new gas deal {{!}} Eurasianet".
- "2019 Annual Ownership Report for State Owned Enterprises".
- "Global Oil & Gas Exit List". [[Urgewald]].
- "Ertuğrul Gazi FSRU Gemisi Depremde Gaz Sistemine Can Oldu {{!}} BOTAŞ - Boru Hatları İle Petrol Taşıma Anonim Şirketi".
- "FSRU Gemi Kiralama Hizmeti {{!}} BOTAS Trading IC".
- (2024-07-20). "ASFAT’tan Türkiye’nin Enerji Hamlesine Çevreci Destek {{!}} SavunmaSanayiST".
- (2025-01-17). "BOTAŞ, ‘Sultanhanı’ ve ‘Silivri’yi UZMAR’dan teslim aldı".
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