The Qatar–Turkey pipeline was a proposal to build a

natural gas Natural gas (also fossil gas, methane gas, and gas) is a naturally occurring compound of gaseous hydrocarbons, primarily methane (95%), small amounts of higher alkanes, and traces of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide and helium ...

pipeline A pipeline is a system of Pipe (fluid conveyance), pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption. The latest data from 2014 gives a total of slightly less than of pipeline in 120 countries ...

from the Iranian–Qatari

South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate field The South Pars/North Dome field is a natural-gas condensate field located in the Persian Gulf. It is by far the world's largest natural gas field, IEA, World Energy Outlook 2008 - Chapter 12 - Natural gas resources and production prospects, p.29 ...

towards Turkey, where it could connect with the

Nabucco pipeline The Nabucco pipeline (also referred as Turkey–Austria gas pipeline) was a failed natural gas pipeline project from Erzurum, Turkey, to Baumgarten an der March, Austria to diversify natural gas suppliers and delivery routes for Europe. The p ...

to supply European customers as well as Turkey. One proposed route to Turkey was via Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, and another was through Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq. After the fall of Assad regime, the Turkish Energy Minister

Alparslan Bayraktar Alparslan Bayraktar (born 1975) is a Turkish academic, engineer, and politician. He has served as Minister of Energy and Natural Resources since 2023. Before this role, he had held several senior positions within the ministry, including commis ...

stated that the pipeline project could be revived if: 'Syria achieves its territorial integrity and stability.'

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