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Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia

Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia. Risk communication on pipeline safety in Georgia. Revaz Enukidze Head of Department of International relations and conventions. WORKSHOP ON PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS OF GAS TRANSMISSIONS PIPELINE 8-9 March 2006 Hague.

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Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia

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  1. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia Risk communication on pipeline safety in Georgia Revaz Enukidze Head of Department of International relations and conventions WORKSHOP ON PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS OF GAS TRANSMISSIONS PIPELINE 8-9 March 2006 Hague

  2. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR Georgia In 1904, the famous Nobel brothers built a pipeline running from Baku to the Georgian Black Sea coast.

  3. KAZAKHSTAN RUSSIA GEORGIA AZERBAIJAN TURKMENISTAN ARMENIA Oil Fields ESTIMATES OF OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION IN THE CASPIAN REGION BY THE YEAR 2010 (“Possible production” as estimated by EIA) • Oil • 100 mln. t/y • 31 bln. m3/y • Gas • 60 mln. t/y • 10 mln. t/y • 31 bln. m3/y • 110 bln. m3/y

  4. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia Russia GEORGIA Armenia Supsa Tbilisi AZERBAIJAN Turkey SCP Erzurum Baku BTC Ceyhan EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR WREP 7 mln. t/y 30 BCM 50 mln t/y Implementation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Main Export Pipeline and the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum South Caucasus Pipeline System projects lays a foundation to a full-scale development of the East-West Energy Corridor.

  5. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES APPLIED IN THE COURSE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BTC AND THE SCP PROJECTS • EU Standards and Practices • ISO, API, ANSI, ASTM, BSI etc. • World Bank Environmental Standards and Practices • Netherlands Standards (for the BTC Project) • Austrian Standards (for the BTC Project) • UK Standards (for the SCP Project)

  6. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF BTC AND SCP CONSTRUCTION • Georgia has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Project Design Documents for the BTC and SCP Projects, with certain conditions. • Among others, these conditions call for special solutions with respect to environmentally sensitive areas in the Borjomi and Tsalka districts. • Conditionally has been approved also Oil Spill Response Plan for BTC Pipeline. Emergency Response Plan for SCP Pipeline has to be approved before the operation phase.

  7. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia River Mtkvari crossing Ktsia Tabatskuri 0.5 km 1.5 km Kodiana pass 3 km • Sections of SCP and BTC pipelines laded simultaneously.

  8. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia Fulfillment of Environmental Permit Conditions • Additional studies for landslide-prone areas have been finalized and construction in this area was performed according to the site-specific design concepts.

  9. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia Fulfillment of Environmental Permit Conditions • Methodology for calculating scouring depth and set-backs at river-crossings have been agreed upon. Detailed designs for certain river crossings have been approved.

  10. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia Fulfillment of Environmental Permit Conditions • Specific mitigation measures for the sensitive segments of the Borjomi and Tsalka pipeline sections are being finalized.

  11. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia Detection Diameter Fiber optic cable 70cm Detection Diameter Fiber optic cable BTC Pipeline 2m BTC Pipeline BORJOMI Area TSALKA Area • A fiber optic or similar sensor system will be installed to detect earth movements, illegal excavation, or third party intrusion. • A marker tape will be utilized with electronic alarm to detect breakage/interference.

  12. Cathodic protection system CATHODIC PROTECTION DEVISE Cathodic protection posts is installed to protect the pipeline against corrosion.

  13. INTERNAL MONITORING OF THE PIPELINE Pig launchers and receivers is installed at several points of the pipeline.

  14. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia Fulfillment of Environmental Permit Conditions Security Base Drain-down Tank

  15. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia • Minister of Finance of Georgia • Minister of Defense of Georgia • Minister of State Security of Georgia • Minister of Environment of Georgia • Minister of Interior Affairs of Georgia • Head of Regional Policy and Administration Service of the State Chancelary of Georgia • Head of Special State Protection Service (SSPS) of Georgia • President of Georgian International Oil Corporation (GIOC) • Head of State Intelligence Service of Georgia • Heads of other relevant state agencies • Head of State Border Protection Department of Georgia SECURITY ISSUES OF THE EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR National Security Council of Georgia Chairman of the Standing Interagency Commission Deputy Chairman (SSPS) Deputy Chairman (GIOC) Standing Interagency Commission

  16. SECURITY ISSUES OF THE EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR Special camp for security personnel will be deployed along the East-West Energy Corridor to patrol the pipelines on a permanent basis. This will allow for timely and proper response to all potential threats from terrorist attacks.

  17. Ministry of Environment Protectionand Natural Resources of Georgia LEGEND Gas-main Branch SCP Interconnection facilities Ensuring Georgia’s Energy Security • Georgia will receive significant amounts of natural gas from the SCP. • First CDM project on gas pipeline will be implemented in Georgia.

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