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By Aynur Jafarova

The Turkish companies have become the winners of the tender on supply of pipes for the Trans-Anatolian (TANAP) gas pipeline project, local media reported.

Turkey's 'Borusan Mannesmann', 'Noksel C‡elik Boru' and 'Erciyas C‡elik Boru' companies will provide the supply of pipes for TANAP.

Turkey's capital Ankara will host a ceremony of signing of an agreement for supply of pipes for the construction of the TANAP project on October 14.

The event will be attended by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz.

Earlier Chairman of the Turkish Steel Pipe Manufactures Association Ahmet Kamil Erciyes said the Turkish companies are interested in providing the supply of pipes for the TANAP project.

He noted the incomes of these companies from the supply of steel pipes for TANAP would reach $2.5-3 billion.

TANAP, developed by SOCAR in collaboration with Turkish Botas and the energy company TPAO, will deliver Shah Deniz's gas to the Turkish-Greek border from eastern Turkey.

The initial capacity of the pipeline will be 16 billion cubic meters of gas a year. TANAP will link up with Trans-Adriatic (TAP) pipeline on the Turkish-Greek border. About six billion cubic meters of gas will be delivered to Turkey and the rest to Europe. The costs of the TANAP project are estimated at $10 billion to $11 billion.