The pipeline

36 Pages·2014·3.1 MB·English

Contents
What is TAP? 02 Our commitment 22
Environment 24
The big picture 04 Community 25
Health and safety 25
Southern Gas Corridor 06 Our responsibilities 26
European Union support 07
Strategic partnerships 08 Securing the future 28
Benefits for host countries 09
The pipeline 10 About us 30
TAP’s route 12 Our company 31
Pipeline construction 14 Our values 31
Code of Conduct 31
Paving the way 16
Contact us 32
Procurement 18
Land access 20
Contents 01
TAP’s shareholders
take environmental
protection, corporate
social responsibility
and safety very
seriously, implementing
best industry practice.
02 Trans Adriatic Pipeline
What is
TAP?
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)
will transport natural gas from
the Caspian region to Europe.
Connecting with the Trans Anatolian High standards A better deal
Pipeline (TANAP) at the Greek-Turkish TAP’s shareholders are major By helping to improve the liquidity
border, TAP will cross Northern energy companies with significant and competitiveness of European
Greece, Albania and the Adriatic experience in delivering complex energy markets, TAP will also
Sea before coming ashore in international projects. encourage a better deal for both
Southern Italy to connect to energy producers and consumers.
the Italian natural gas network. They take environmental protection,
corporate social responsibility and In addition to the stimulus to
Once built, TAP will offer a direct safety very seriously, implementing economic development that new
transportation route to open up the best industry practice. In addition, energy supplies bring, construction of
vital Southern Gas Corridor, a 3,500km TAP complies voluntarily with the high the pipeline will attract direct foreign
long gas value chain stretching from standards of the European Bank for investment to TAP’s host countries.
the Caspian Sea to Europe. Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD) and international financing Independent experts estimate that
institutions. new jobs will be created, directly
and indirectly, in manufacturing,
The pipeline’s design has been utilities, transport, communications,
developed in accordance with financial and business services.
recognised national and international
safety standards. All of this expertise At a regional level, TAP will also
equips TAP to deliver the project help realise the European Union’s
on time and to specification. objective of facilitating gas supplies
Furthermore, TAP is not dependent on to the growing energy markets of
public subsidies and will bring benefits South East Europe, some of which
to its host countries. currently have no access to gas at all.
Anticipating future needs, the TAP is a project for the future, helping
project’s developers integrated ensure the security of Europe’s energy
flexibility into the pipeline design to supply for decades to come.
accommodate future gas volumes.
TAP’s initial capacity of 10 billion
cubic metres (bcm) of gas per
year is equivalent to the energy
consumption of approximately seven
million households in Europe. In future,
the addition of two extra compressor
stations could double throughput
to more than 20 bcm as additional
energy supplies come on stream
in the wider Caspian region.
What is TAP? 03
The big
picture
Once built, TAP will become
a centrepiece of the Southern Gas
Corridor, contributing to Europe’s
energy future. One of the most
important energy infrastructure
projects, the pipeline will allow
Caspian natural gas to flow into
Europe’s growing energy markets.
04 Trans Adriatic Pipeline
The big picture 05
Southern Gas Corridor TAP’s design offers various connection
The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) options to a number of existing and
is a term used to describe planned proposed pipelines along its route.
infrastructure projects aimed at This will enable the possible delivery
improving the security and diversity of Caspian gas to destinations
of the EU’s energy supply by bringing throughout Europe:
natural gas from the Caspian region
to Europe. – G reece and Albania: TAP will
transit directly through Greece
and Albania. Greece’s public gas
supply corporation DEPA signed a
TAP’s design offers various connection
gas sales agreement with the Shah
Deniz Consortium in September
options to a number of existing and
2013. Albania could also potentially
receive access to Caspian gas from
proposed pipelines along its route.
Shah Deniz in the future.
– B ulgaria: TAP can provide a new
source of gas by linking to existing
and planned pipeline infrastructure,
including reverse flow through
Complex gas value chain an interconnector to the Kula-
The Southern Gas Corridor is one of Sidirokastro line, and/or a proposed
the most complex gas value chains connection with the planned
ever developed in the world. Interconnector Greece Bulgaria
(IGB) pipeline.
Stretching approximately 3,500kms – S outh Eastern Europe: Caspian
in length, crossing seven countries gas could flow to the region’s
and involving more than a dozen growing markets and contribute
major energy companies, it is to the establishment of new energy
comprised of several separate markets in the Balkans and South
energy projects representing a East Europe that are currently
total investment of approximately dependent on a single gas
US$45 billion: supplier. TAP is cooperating with
the developers of the planned
– The Shah Deniz 2 development, Ionian Adriatic Pipeline (IAP) to
drilling wells and producing gas discuss connection possibilities
offshore in the Caspian Sea. to markets in Southern Croatia,
– Expansion of the natural gas Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia
processing plant at the Sangachal and Herzegovina.
Terminal on the Caspian Sea coast – I taly: TAP will connect to the Italian
in Azerbaijan. natural gas grid operated by Snam
– Three pipeline projects: Rete Gas from which all Italian gas
• South Caucasus Pipeline exit points to European destinations
(SCPX) – Azerbaijan, Georgia may be reached.
• Trans Anatolian Pipeline – A ustria and Central Europe: natural
(TANAP) – Turkey gas transported via TAP can reach
• Trans Adriatic Pipeline the Central European gas hub in
(TAP) – Greece, Albania, Italy Baumgarten, Austria via the Trans
– Expansion of the Italian gas Austria Gas (TAG) pipeline, using
transmission network. swaps and reverse flow.
– Possibilities for further connection – Germany and France via
to gas networks in South Eastern, Switzerland: using reverse flow
Central and Western Europe. through the Transitgas pipeline.
– U nited Kingdom: grid operators
Taking Caspian gas to Europe Snam Rete Gas and Fluxys have
To ensure that the Southern agreed to develop physical reverse
Gas Corridor fulfils its purpose, flow capabilities between Italy
it is essential that Caspian gas and the UK by interconnecting
reaches many different European the gas markets of Italy, Switzerland,
markets and consumers. Germany, the Netherlands and
Belgium, enabling Caspian gas
to reach the UK.
06 Trans Adriatic Pipeline
The Southern Gas Corridor is a major TAP was selected as a PCI for its role
component of EU energy policy. in opening up the Southern Gas
TAP’s role in realising that vision will Corridor, one of 12 so-called energy
not only provide economic benefits. corridors identified by the EU as
It will also ensure that one of the priorities for the achievement
continent’s vital energy routes of its energy policy objectives.
3,500km
remains viable for decades to come.
PCI status is reserved for key Total distance of the Southern
European Union support infrastructure projects and is intended Gas Corridor gas value chain
The European Union recognises to accelerate the granting of
the role of TAP in helping to contribute necessary licences and permits and
to the security and diversity to improve regulatory processes.
of Europe’s energy supply.
PCIs help member states to integrate
One of the most important energy their energy markets, enable them to
infrastructure projects in many years, diversify their energy sources, and aim
once built TAP will allow Caspian to bring an end to the energy isolation
US$45 billion
natural gas to flow into Europe’s of some member states.
growing energy markets. The approximate total investment
Eligible projects must: of the Southern Gas Corridor and
In doing so, the pipeline will open its associated projects
up the Southern Gas Corridor at – H ave significant benefits for at least
the heart of the EU’s energy strategy. two EU member states.
This new route will add to the number – C ontribute to market integration
of different sources from which and the fostering of competition.
Europe receives its natural gas, – E nhance security and
making its energy supplies safer, diversification of supply.
more flexible and more reliable. – R educe CO emissions.
2
Project of Common Interest The identification of TAP as a PCI
The European Commission, European formalises the high level of political
Parliament and European Council support from the EU for the project
have given TAP Project of Common and its implementation.
Interest (PCI) status under the new
guidelines for trans-European energy
infrastructure (TEN-E).
Black Sea
Adriatic
Caspian
Sea
Georgia Sea
Rome Albania Tbilisi
Tirana
Italy Istanbul
Ankara SCP
TAP Baku
Greece TANAP Azerbaijan
Turkey
Athens
Map of the Southern Gas Corridor
The big picture 07
Individual Host Government
Agreements (HGAs) have also
been signed with the governments
of Albania and Greece. They set
out the framework in which TAP
will be realised and operated in
each country.
In Albania, where it has been
designated a ‘Project of National
Importance’, TAP is also supporting
the government in developing
a domestic gas market plan.
Ionian Adriatic Pipeline
In South East Europe, one of the
regions that will benefit most
from the Southern Gas Corridor,
TAP has entered into several
Memoranda of Understanding
and Cooperation (MoUC) with
the developers of the proposed
Ionian Adriatic Pipeline (IAP).
This pipeline aims to take Caspian
gas into markets including Albania,
Montenegro, Southern Croatia
and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Croatian gas system operator
Plinacro, Bosnian-Herzegovinian gas
company BH-Gas, Slovenian Geoplin
Plinovodi and the energy ministries of
Albania and Montenegro are working
Project of Energy Community Interest Strategic partnerships with TAP on the interconnection and
In addition to its PCI status, the Building a pipeline across a continent alignment of the two projects.
Energy Community has named requires substantial resources,
TAP as a Project of Energy Community outstanding technical expertise, Further support for the TAP-IAP
Interest (PECI). the highest environmental and safety connection came in May 2013
standards, sound financing and, when the governments of Albania,
A task force chaired by the European above all, strong partnerships. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Commission assessed one hundred and Montenegro signed an MoU
different projects before finally During the past few years, TAP has in support of both pipelines, as well
selecting 35 PECIs, including TAP. successfully established several as a declaration of support by the
strategic partnerships with various Adriatic Ionian Initiative Council.
This designation is only given to governments and companies.
projects which, in the words of the Additionally, in June 2013 the foreign
Energy Community Secretariat, European Union ministers of six countries – Albania,
“have the highest positive impact At the geo-political level, TAP’s Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,
in the largest possible number of strategic partnership with the Greece, Italy and Montenegro –
Contracting Parties”. European Union has been evidenced met in Dubrovnik, Croatia, to once
by the strong support of EU bodies again confirm high level political
such as the Commission, Parliament support of TAP and IAP.
and Council.
Interconnector Greece Bulgaria
At the national government level, In Bulgaria, the developers of the
the three countries through which the planned Interconnector Greece-
pipeline will pass – Greece, Albania Bulgaria (IGB) signed a technical
and Italy – confirmed their joint MoUC with TAP in January 2014.
commitment to TAP with the signing The IGB could enable Caspian gas
of a trilateral Intergovernmental to flow into the Bulgarian network
Agreement, since ratified by each and further into South East Europe.
country’s parliament.
08 Trans Adriatic Pipeline