{{Short description|Proposed natural gas pipeline}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox pipeline | name = Qatar-Turkey pipeline | type = Natural gas | photo = | caption = | map = | map_caption = | country = [[Qatar]], [[Turkey]] | coordinates = | operator = | partners = | length_km = | length_mi = | discharge = | diameter_in = | direction = East–West | start = [[Qatar]] | finish = [[Turkey]] (with links from there to Europe) | expected = | est = | through = | par = }}
The '''Qatar–Turkey pipeline''' was a proposal to build a [[natural gas]] [[pipeline transport|pipeline]] from the Iranian–Qatari [[South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate field]] towards Turkey, where it could connect with the [[Nabucco pipeline]] to supply European customers as well as Turkey. One proposed route to Turkey was via Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria,<ref>Pipelines International, March 2010, [https://www.pipelinesinternational.com/2010/04/14/pipeline-projects-in-the-middle-east/ Pipeline projects in the Middle East ]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and another was through Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.<ref>''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]'', 26 August 2009, [https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/qatar-seeks-gas-pipeline-to-turkey-1.520795/ Qatar seeks gas pipeline to Turkey]</ref><ref>''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]'', 18 January 2010, [https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/turkey-touts-proposed-gas-pipeline-from-qatar-1.499130/ Turkey touts proposed gas pipeline from Qatar]</ref>
After the [[Fall of the Assad regime|fall of Assad regime]], the Turkish Energy Minister [[Alparslan Bayraktar]] stated that the pipeline project could be revived if: 'Syria achieves its territorial integrity and stability.'<ref>{{Cite web |title=Türkiye-Qatar natural gas pipeline could be revived, says Turkish energy minister |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/energy/energy-diplomacy/turkiye-qatar-natural-gas-pipeline-could-be-revived-says-turkish-energy-minister/46164 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Turkey|Energy}} * [[Iran–Iraq–Syria pipeline]]
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