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Full Activity Title: Land Use Hand Back and Acquisition of Additional Rights Assistance Services for the AGT Pipeline in Georgia

Location: Gardabani, Rustavi, Marneuli, Tetritskaro, Tsalka, Borjomi, Akhaltsikhe, Adigeni

Activity Dates: May, 2005 – December, 2010

Source of Funding: Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Company; South Coucasus Pipeline Company


Project Abstract

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil and South Caucasus gas pipelines are to transport crude oil and gas from fields in the Caspian See, running from Azerbaijan through Georgia and Turkey to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. BP Exploration Ltd., operator company for the construction, acquires rights to land in Georgia for both construction and operational period of pipelines and interacts with all land owners and users in the construction corridor.

Since the BTC pipeline construction is coming to its end, the operator company intends to return the right of use of certain lands to former owners of already purchased parcels, to obtain additional less than ownership rights to land parcels lying adjacent to the construction corridor, to complete land acquisition on the pipeline route and continue operation of grievance monitoring system for BTC/SCP projects.

Within the scope of the contract concluded with Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Co. APLR provides affected landowners’ with specific information on land use hand back procedures, on acquisition of additional rights and restrictions required by the company; coordinates work for notarization of all documentation essential for formal transactions; processes land registration documents, ensures registration of restrictions and land hand back use rights in different zones; monitors distribution of compensation received by CBOs for additional restrictions; completes the initial acquisition of land and continues grievance monitoring in the construction corridor.

Implementation of the project contributes to the protection of ownership rights of the population residing on pipelines route and facilitates successful operation of country's largest foreign investor.