Baku, Azerbaijan, July 26
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The guaranteed supply pressure at the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) entry point will be 50 barg., Trend reports referring to the estimates published in the context of TAP’s market test.
The entry point of TAP pipeline will be located near Kipoi (East Macedonia and Thrace region, Greece), where the gas will arrive through TANAP Pipeline, which crosses Turkey.
The exit point of TAP pipeline will be located near Melendugno in the province of Lecce (Apulia region, Italy), where the pipeline system will be tied in with Snam Rete Gas (SRG) network.
The delivery pressure to the SRG network in Italy will be 75 barg. The project has also incorporated provisions for physical reverse flow.
TAP project, worth 4.5 billion euros, is one of the priority energy projects for the European Union (EU). The project envisages transportation of gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz Stage 2 to the EU countries.
Connecting with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Greek-Turkish border, TAP will cross Northern Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea before coming ashore in Southern Italy to connect to the Italian natural gas network.
The project is currently in its construction phase, which started in 2016.
Once built, TAP will offer a direct and cost-effective transportation route opening up the vital Southern Gas Corridor, a 3,500-kilometer long gas value chain stretching from the Caspian Sea to Europe.
TAP shareholders include 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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