Sanqaçal Explained

Sangachal
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Baku
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Garadagh
Population Total:4108
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Timezone Dst:AZT
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.1694°N 49.4583°W
Official Name:Azerbaijani: Səngəçal

Sanqaçal (also, Səngəçal and Sangachal) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 4,108.

Economy

The settlement is home to Sangachal Terminal. The terminal receives oil from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli field and natural gas from the Shah Deniz gas field. The oil is exported via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to Turkey's Mediterranean coast and via the Baku-Supsa Pipeline and the Baku-Novorossiysk Pipeline to the Black Sea coast.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Azerbaijan/NaturalGas.html U.S. Energy Information Administration. Azerbaijan. Natural Gas
  2. News: BTC Company formed, first pipeline construction contracts awarded . Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections . 7 . 16 . 2002-08-23 . 2010-01-26 . 2009-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090528115344/http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/company/cnc23428.htm . dead .