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Pipes supplier for TAP’s offshore construction defined

Economy Materials 16 April 2016 15:38 (UTC +04:00)
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has awarded a contract to Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH for the supply of approximately 110 km 36-inch offshore line pipes to be used in the 105 km section of the project across the Adriatic Sea, between the coastlines of Albania and southern Italy
Pipes supplier for TAP’s offshore construction defined

Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 16

By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:

Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has awarded a contract to Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH for the supply of approximately 110 km 36-inch offshore line pipes to be used in the 105 km section of the project across the Adriatic Sea, between the coastlines of Albania and southern Italy, the message of the consortium said.

In addition to Submerged Arc Welding Longitudinal (SAWL) line pipes, the contract also includes the supply of buckle arrestors, coating and anodes for the project's offshore section.

This contract award makes up more than 71,000 tons of offshore line pipe.

The TAP is meant to transport natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz 2 field in Azerbaijan to Europe. The approximately 870 km long TAP will connect with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Turkish-Greek border at Kipoi, cross Greece and Albania and the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in southern Italy.

TAP's shareholding is comprised of BP (20 percent), SOCAR (20 percent), Snam S.p.A (20 percent), Fluxys (19 percent), Enagás (16 percent) and Axpo (5 percent).

TAP's initial capacity will be 10 billion cubic meters of gas a year, expandable to 20 billion cubic meters. The pipeline's construction is planned to start in May 2016.

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