By Azernews

By Nigar Abbasova

German Rosen Group, a worldwide provider of cutting-edge solutions in all areas of the integrity process chain, has signed a contract on the provision of equipment for pre-commissioning activities of SPIECAPAG Company (France), which is a contractor of construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) onshore section.

The company will supply pre-commissioning tools, tracking equipment, as well as accessories to be used for laying of 48-inch pipes of TAP, a part of Southern Gas Corridor, which envisages transportation of natural gas from the second phase development of Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz gas and condensate field to Europe.

SPIECAPAG Company, a world leader in the field of oil and gas pipelines and associated systems, won a tender and got a EPC-contract (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) for the implementation of three lots of on shore gas pipelines of the TAP including a 185km lot in Greece (between Kipoi and Kavala) and two lots length of 215 km in total in Albania stretching from Bilisht to Topoje.

The 870-kilometer pipeline will be connected to the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) on the Turkish-Greek border, run through Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Italy's south. Initial capacity of TAP is expected to reach 10 billion cubic meters with the possible increase in the future. Once completed, TAP is expected to promote the economic development and job creation along the pipeline route. The implementation of the pipeline project will increase energy security of the EU and contribute to its policy on diversification of the routes of energy imports.

TANAP, which is also a part of the Southern Gas Corridor is now being constructed in Turkey. The project, worth $9.2 billion, envisages transportation of gas of Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz field from Georgian-Turkish border to the western borders of Turkey. The gas will be delivered to Turkey in 2018, and after completion of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline’s (TAP) construction, the gas will be delivered to Europe in early 2020.

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).