The fall of the Assad regime in Syria opened the way for the Qatar—Turkey—Anadolu gas pipeline

The Qatar—Turkey gas pipeline has come to the fore again after the overthrow of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. This is reported by Turkish Anadolu.

The Qatar—Turkey gas pipeline, work on which was postponed in 2009, came to the fore again after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, Zeynep Ozdemir, a researcher at the SETA foundation, told the agency SETA.

"The Qatar—Turkey gas pipeline project, which was previously on the agenda in 2009 and was supposed to pass through Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria, was postponed due to the opposition of the Assad regime. Then, more than 10 years of civil war in Syria made the project unviable… It can be said that if the current situation persists after the establishment of a stable regime in Syria, the project will not face any political obstacles in the region. However, it is important to take into account that the pipeline in question is large in all respects," she said.

According to her, the construction of a very long line from Qatar to Turkey makes the project expensive and natural gas prices on international markets are also crucial at this stage. Prices should be at a level suitable for the implementation of such an expensive line, Ozdemir stressed, otherwise it will be impossible to secure financing.

It is noted that Qatar has the third largest proven reserves of blue fuel in the world after Russia and Iran with about 25 trillion cubic meters, as well as the second largest exporter of natural gas in the world after Russia, supplies are mainly in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG).