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166 MARCH 2016
4-8 April 2016
TAP contract for onshore line pipe
TRANS Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has
awarded Corinth Pipeworks a contract
for the supply of large diameter pipes,
for a total length of approximately
495km, for the onshore part of the
pipeline across Greece.
The contract for approximately
270,000 tonnes of 48" diameter line
pipe was awarded to Corinth Pipeworks,
in partnership with the Japanese
group Marubeni-Itochi Steel, following
an international tender and a strict
evaluation procedure. Delivery of line
pipes will begin in 2016 and will be
completed in 2017.
Corinth Pipeworks produces steel
pipes utilised in energy projects,
specifically for the transmission of
liquid and gas fuel, and also supplies
large diameter hollow sections to the
construction sector.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline will
transport natural gas from the giant
Shah Deniz II field in Azerbaijan to
Europe. The 878km-long pipeline
will connect with the Trans Anatolian
Pipeline (TANAP) at the Turkish-Greek
border, then cross Greece, Albania and
the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore
in southern Italy.
TAP’s routing can facilitate gas supply
to several South Eastern European
countries, including Bulgaria, Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
and Croatia. TAP’s landfall in Italy
provides multiple opportunities for
further transport of Caspian natural gas
to some of the largest European markets
such as Germany, France, the UK,
Switzerland and Austria. First gas sales
to Georgia and Turkey are targeted for
late 2018, with first deliveries to Europe
in early 2020.
Corinth Pipeworks SA – Greece
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Carbon steel
tube expor t
from India
to Italy
HEAVY Metal & Tubes Ltd (HMTL)
recently exported SA179 carbon steel
tubes of 27.5m in length to an Italian
OEM. This is the longest straight tube
cargo that the company has exported.
The company has the capability to
manufacture tubes up to 31m in length
(in stainless steel, carbon steel and alloy
steel), but these are mostly supplied in
U-bent condition. This was the first job
where HMTL supplied 27.5m-long tubes
in straight condition.
Heavy Metal & Tubes Ltd – India
Email:
Website:
Sta nd no.
4H30
Sta nd no.
3C12