TAP awards turbo compressors contract to Siemens
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has awarded the contract for
the supply of six gas turbine turbo compressor units to Siemens AG.
Half of these items will be installed in TAP’s compressor station
near Kipoi, in Greece, and the remaining half at TAP’s compressor
station near Fier, in Albania.
Ian Bradshaw, Managing Director at TAP, said: “I want to thank all
those companies who participated in this tendering round. Following
a rigorous evaluation and bidding process, Siemens was selected for
their expertise, know-how and robust safety track record in
providing highly reliable gas turbine turbo compressor units, which
are an integral piece of our pipeline.”
The turbo compressors contract award concludes TAP’s
pre-qualification process , followed by bid assessments from the
shortlisted companies that met TAP’s rigorous pre-qualification
criteria.
Siemens AG is one of the world’s largest producers of
energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies. In infrastructure
and industry solutions the company plays a pioneering role. As of
September 30, 2014, Siemens had around 343,000 employees in more
than 200 countries.
In April 2015, TAP awarded its first major contract, for the
construction of access roads and bridges
in Albania. In July 2015, TAP completed the tendering process for
the supply of large diameter ball valves and
actuators.
TAP will transport natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz II field
in Azerbaijan to Europe. The approximately 870 km long pipeline
will connect with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the
Turkish-Greek border at Kipoi, cross Greece and Albania and the
Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Southern Italy.
TAP will promote the economic development and job creation along
the pipeline route; it will be a major source of foreign direct
investment and it is not dependent on grants or subsidies. With
first gas sales to Georgia and Turkey targeted for late 2018, first
deliveries to Europe will follow approximately in early 2020.
TAP’s shareholding is comprised of BP (20%), SOCAR (20%), Statoil
(20%), Fluxys (19%), Enagás (16%) and Axpo (5%).
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