Hajiqabul–Astara–Abadan pipeline

Hajiqabul–Astara–Abadan pipeline
Hajiqabul–Astara–Abadan pipeline
Location
Country	Azerbaijan, Iran
General direction	north-south
From	Hajiqabul, Azerbaijan
Passes through	Astara (Azerbaijan), Astara (Iran), Rasht, Tehran
To	Abadan (Bid-Boland), Iran
General information
Type	natural gas
Partners	SOCAR, National Iranian Gas Company
Commissioned	1970
Technical information
Length	1,474.5 km (916.2 mi)
Maximum discharge	10 billion cubic meters per year

The Hajiqabul–Astara–Abadan pipeline is a natural gas pipeline from Kazi Magomed in Azerbaijan to Iran.

History

The pipeline was agreed between Iran and the Soviet Union in 1965.^[1] It was inaugurated in October 1970 in Astara by Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Nikolai Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.^[2] In 1971–1979, Southern Caucasus republics of the Soviet Union were supplied through this pipeline by natural gas from Iran.^[3] Soviets, in return, agreed to transfer the technology of heavy machinery manufacturing, which led to the foundation of Machine Sazi Arak and to construct Esfahan Steel Complex.^[4] After Iranian Revolution Iranian supplies were cut off.^[5]

In 2006, Azerbaijan began a swap deal with Iran, providing gas through the Baku-Astara line to Iran; while Iran supplies Nakhchivan. On 11 November 2009, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and National Iranian Gas Company signed a memorandum according to which Azerbaijani will supply 500 million cubic meters of natural gas per year starting from 2010.^[6]

Technical features

The overall length of the pipeline is 1,474.5 kilometres (916.2 mi), of which 296.5 kilometres (184.2 mi) in Azerbaijan. The pipe diameter is 1,020 millimetres (40 in) and it had original capacity of 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year at 55 standard atmospheres (5,600 kPa).^[6] The Iranian section of the pipeline is known as IGAT1.

References

^ Hiro, Dilip (1987). Iran under the ayatollahs. Routledge. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-7102-1123-1. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
^ Chubin, Shahram; Zabih, Sepehr (1974). The foreign relations of Iran: a developing state in a zone of great-power conflict. University of California Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-520-02683-4.
^ Staar, Richard Felix (1991). Staar, Richard Felix; Drachkovitch, Milorad M.; Gann, Lewis H. (eds.). Yearbook on international communist affairs. Yearbook on International Communist Affairs. Vol. 235 (25 ed.). Hoover Institution Press. p. 483. ISBN 978-0-8179-9161-6.
^ "روابط ایران و شوروی پس از جنگ جهانی دوم (سال های 1950 تا 1970 میلادی)". Iran Sputnik (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
^ Wilson, David (1983). The demand for energy in the Soviet Union. Taylor & Francis. p. 36. ISBN 9780865981577. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
^ a b E.Ismayilov (2009-11-11). "Azerbaijan and Iran sign memorandum on gas supplies". Trend Capital. Retrieved 2009-11-26.

[hiro-1] Hiro, Dilip (1987). Iran under the ayatollahs. Routledge. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-7102-1123-1. Retrieved 2009-11-26.

[chubin-2] Chubin, Shahram; Zabih, Sepehr (1974). The foreign relations of Iran: a developing state in a zone of great-power conflict. University of California Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-520-02683-4.

[staar-3] Staar, Richard Felix (1991). Staar, Richard Felix; Drachkovitch, Milorad M.; Gann, Lewis H. (eds.). Yearbook on international communist affairs. Yearbook on International Communist Affairs. Vol. 235 (25 ed.). Hoover Institution Press. p. 483. ISBN 978-0-8179-9161-6.

[4] "روابط ایران و شوروی پس از جنگ جهانی دوم (سال های 1950 تا 1970 میلادی)". Iran Sputnik (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.

[wilson2-5] Wilson, David (1983). The demand for energy in the Soviet Union. Taylor & Francis. p. 36. ISBN 9780865981577. Retrieved 2009-11-26.

[trend111109-6] E.Ismayilov (2009-11-11). "Azerbaijan and Iran sign memorandum on gas supplies". Trend Capital. Retrieved 2009-11-26.