TAP remains committed to conducting its activities safely
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By Gunay Hasanova
Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project remains committed to conducting all its activities safely, according to TAP Managing Director Ian Bradshaw.
He made the remarks during the visit of Greek Prime Minister
Alexis Tsipras to Alexandroupoli city, where the work on the
project is currently underway, TAP reported.
“Today’s visit constitutes yet another example of the support the
TAP project has received over the years from Greek authorities, on
both national and local level,” said Bradshaw. “Thanks to that
support, we are proceeding full steam ahead in line with our
schedule.”
“So far, we have cleared and graded more than 190 km, strung over
110 km of line pipes, and welded another 80 km collectively in
Greece and Albania,” he added.
He pointed out that today there are more than 1,500 people working
on the project directly in Greece.
We remain committed to conducting all our activities safely and
acting as responsible corporate citizens of the local communities
hosting us,” said Bradshaw.
Prime Minister Tsipras and his ministers visited TAP’s construction site in Alexandroupoli, near the village of Amphitrite on the pipeline’s 40th km, out of the approximately 550 km traversing Greek territory – TAP’s greatest geography.
Accompanied by TAP’s executives, the Prime Minister was updated
on the project’s progress so far in Greece, attended part of the
welding process, and expressed his interest in the reinstatement
process for land plots and the environment.
TAP is a part of the Southern Gas Corridor which is one of the
priority energy projects for the EU.
TAP project envisages transportation of gas from the Stage 2 of
development of Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz gas and condensate field to
the EU countries.
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.
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