The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is the second longest pipeline in the former Soviet Union. It covers a vast, geographically diverse stretch of land, connecting Azerbaijan's capital city of Baku on the Caspian seafront, through Georgia's capital Tbilisi to Ceyhan, a port on the southeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Completed in 2005, the pipeline is owned by joint venture company the BTC Pipeline Company (BTC Co.). Responsible for both its construction and operations, BTC Co. recently appointed power-engineering specialist EA Technology to undertake a thorough technical assessment of the Turkish stretch of the pipeline. A team of six, highly skilled engineers were sent out to assess the earthing and lightning protection of all of the pipeline assets. The Turkish section of the pipeline, operated by BOTAS International Limited (BIL), a subcontractor to BTC Co.'s Turkish branch, runs from the Georgian border of Turkey to Ceyhan Marine Terminal (CMT), covering approximately 1074 km.
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