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Türkiye’s state-owned pipeline operator BOTAS and Italian energy company Edison S.p.A. signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to explore cooperation on a potential natural gas pipeline connection between Türkiye and Italy.
The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Istanbul Natural Resources Summit and lays out a framework for cooperation across natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) activities.
The two sides plan to work together on natural gas and LNG trade, swap operations and joint commercial opportunities, while also evaluating a possible pipeline link between Türkiye and Italy, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said a Joint Working Group will be formed to combine the technical and commercial expertise of both companies.
"We will also combine our technical and commercial expertise through the Joint Working Group we will establish," Bayraktar wrote in a statement shared on social media.
He described the agreement as a strategic partnership that could help reinforce regional energy connectivity and supply security across the Mediterranean basin.
"We believe this strategic partnership will make a strong contribution to the development of our countries, our connections in the Mediterranean Basin, and regional energy supply security," Bayraktar added.
Although there is no standalone direct gas pipeline operating exclusively between Türkiye and Italy, the two countries are already connected through the Southern Gas Corridor network.
Natural gas transported across Türkiye through the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) reaches Europe via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which runs from the Greek-Turkish border through Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea before landing in southern Italy.
Operational since 2020, TAP serves as the final section of the Southern Gas Corridor carrying Azerbaijani gas to European markets. The pipeline spans roughly 878 kilometers (546 miles) and has an initial annual capacity of 10 billion cubic meters, with expansion potential.
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