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BTC Construction Resumes Under Expert Supervision

According to the Georgian Ministry of the Environment, the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil export pipeline has resumed in the Borjomi valley, in western Georgia.
 
The construction works are being monitored by both Georgian and foreign experts to ensure the observance of environmental safety norms.
 
?The construction works in the Borjomi valley are being implemented under the schedule,? reports the British Petroleum (BP) company, which heads the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil export pipeline.
 
On July 22 the British Petroleum (BP) company suspended construction works in the Borjomi valley in western Georgia for two weeks as requested by the Ministry of the Environment of Georgia.
 
The Georgian Ministry was seeking the observation of stricter environmental safety measures in the Borjomi district.
 
Before August 14 British Petroleum should submit an integrated plan of pipeline safety which will be further considered and approved by the National Security Council of Georgia.
 

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