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News India Live, Digital Desk: Amidst the ongoing military tension and war in the Middle East, Turkey is making a strategic move that can change the map of global energy politics in the future. Turkiye is working on a plan to develop a huge pipeline network, the main objective of which is to completely bypass Iran from the energy supply chain. This plan can not only break Iran’s economic back, but will also establish Turkey as the biggest ‘hub’ for Europe’s gas and oil needs.
From Basra to Europe: Turkey’s ambitious roadmap
The center of this masterplan proposed by Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar is Iraq’s oil-rich southern region. Basra Is. Currently, oil from Kirkuk reaches Turkey’s Ceyhan port through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline. Now under the new plan, preparations are being made to expand this network to the Gulf countries, so that oil and gas from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries can also reach Europe through this route.
Qatar-Turkey gas pipeline: dependence on Iran will end
In recent times, incidents of repeated interruption in gas supply by Iran to Turkey and stopping the supply citing technical fault have alerted Ankara. In response, Turkey Qatar-Turkey Gas Pipeline The proposal has been placed on the table again.
Proposed route: This pipeline will start from Qatar and reach Turkey via Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria.
Benefit: This will provide Turkey and Europe with a stable and alternative gas source, which will eliminate Iran’s power of ‘energy blackmailing’.
Trans-Caspian Pipeline: The balance of power will change
Turkey’s another big project ‘Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline’ Is moving forward rapidly. Under this plan, Turkmenistan’s huge gas wealth will be transported under the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan and then to Europe via Turkey. If this project is successful, an energy supply corridor will be created from Central Asia to Europe in which Russia and Iran will have no role.
Increasing challenges for Iran and the effect of ‘force majeure’
Qatar Energy has canceled several of its long-term LNG contracts amid rising tensions in the Middle East. ‘Force Majeure’ (unavoidable circumstances), which has deepened the energy crisis in countries like Italy, Belgium and South Korea. In such a situation, Turkey is presenting itself as a safe ‘transit route’. Experts believe that Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), can also support Turkey’s plan to isolate Iran economically.