TAP awards offshore construction contract to Saipem SpA
By Fatma Babayeva
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG has awarded to Saipem SpA the contract for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation for the offshore section of the project.
Ian Bradshaw, Managing Director at TAP congratulated Saipem SpA for securing this important assignment and thanked all the companies that participated in the tender.
While offshore construction raises specific challenges, Saipem SpA’s robust technical bid, strong safety track record and experienced team of specialists reassure TAP that works will be executed to the highest standards and industry best practice, added the managing director.
Saipem company is one of the world leaders in drilling services, as well as in the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of pipelines and complex projects, onshore and offshore, in the oil and gas market.
The company also has distinctive competences in operations in harsh environments, remote areas and deepwater.
It provides a full range of services with EPC and EPCI contracts and has distinctive capabilities and unique assets with a high technological content.
The EPCI scope comprises associated civil works at the landfalls in both Albania and Italy (including micro tunnel), offshore pipeline installation, offshore fiber optic cable supply and installation, as well as pre-commissioning and survey activities.
In addition, the coated offshore 36-inch line pipes, the anodes and the buckle arrestors will be provided by TAP.
The TAP pipeline is planned to transport natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz 2 field in Azerbaijan to Europe.
It will be connected to the Trans Anatolian Pipeline at the Turkish-Greek border at Kipoi and pass through Greece and Albania, the Adriatic Sea and the southern part of Italy.
TAP shareholders are BP (20 percent), SOCAR (20 percent), Statoil (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 but this volume will be expandable in future.
The pipeline's construction is planned to start in May 2016.
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Fatma Babayeva is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Fatma_Babayeva
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