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(Bloomberg) — Turkey is trying to connect underground fuel pipelines as part of a $28 billion infrastructure expansion by NATO to enhance the alliance’s fuel security, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The project would tie a pipeline system near Corlu, in Thrace, with one in the south near Mersin and the Incirlik Air Base, said the people, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information. Doing so would increase the size of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Cold War-era pipeline system, which supplies alliance forces during military conflict. It would also bolster Turkey’s own energy infrastructure, the people said, adding that Ankara would cover the cost of any part of the project intended for civilian use.
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Energy-supply disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran and by Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine have spurred NATO efforts to bolster fuel logistics. Turkey, on the alliance’s eastern edge, is near to both conflicts, bordering Iran and situated across the Black Sea from Ukraine.
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NATO could endorse some of the green-lit projects, including the one in Turkey, at its annual summit, which is taking place in Ankara on July 7-8, the people said.
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The alliance did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Turkey’s foreign and defense ministries declined to comment.
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Funding for project infrastructure would come out of the $28 billion that’s earmarked for the expansion and drawn from the common NATO budget, one of the people said, adding that the countries in which the projects are built would cover the maintenance.
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The 10,000-kilometer (6,200-mile) network links military bases, civil airports, depots and other infrastructure across 12 countries. It is designed to meet spikes in fuel demand during military operations, particularly for airlift and aerial refueling, according to NATO.
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Other proposals include extending the pipeline network into the territories of eastern European allies and building a $1.2 billion (€1 billion) direct fuel link between Turkey and Romania. Ankara says the pipeline would only be used for military purposes and be much cheaper to build than alternative routes through Greece or Romania’s western neighbors.
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