The pipeline, expected to start operating in 2008, will allow Russia to bypass Turkey's congested Bosporus, where oil tankers are often delayed for several days.
Naftovod, koji će, kako se očekuje, postati operativan 2008. godine, omogućiće Rusiji da zaobiđe preopterećeni Bosforski moreuz u Turskoj, gde se tankeri često zadržavaju po nekoliko dana.