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TAP needs 7 Verifications of Compliance for offshore section

Oil&Gas Materials 6 November 2018 10:12 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov.6

By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:

The consortium for construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, needs seven Verifications of Compliance for the pipeline’s offshore section, Lisa Givert, TAP Head of Communications, told Trend.

She noted that after the summer break, TAP is progressively resuming works for the completion of the Italian section of the pipeline.

“Currently, TAP is carrying out activities aimed at making the construction sites (PRT, Microtunnel and offshore section) fully operational, in line with all the authorizations that have been officially granted by the relevant authorities. TAP implements the measures set out by the Environmental Monitoring Project – also approved by the relevant authorities – for all activities it undertakes,” said Givert.

She pointed out that under the Single Authorisation, TAP has all the necessary permits in place to carry out works that are being progressively resumed.

“Out of the Verifications of compliance, TAP has 32 Out of the 39 needed before onshore construction (TAP is in the process of applying for the outstanding 7 Verifications of Compliance, which relate to the offshore section next spring),” added Givert.

TAP worth 4.5 billion euros is a part of the Southern Gas Corridor, which is one of the priority energy projects for the European Union. The project envisages transportation of gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz Stage 2 to the EU countries.

The pipeline will connect to the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) on the Turkish-Greek border, run through Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Italy’s south.

TAP will be 878 kilometers in length (Greece 550 kilometers, Albania 215 kilometers, Adriatic Sea 105 kilometers, and Italy 8 kilometers).

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).

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