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TAP Announces New Management Team - Luca Schieppati appointed as new Managing Director & Walter Peeraer joins as President of TAP AG
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) announced today the appointment of Luca Schieppati as Managing Director and Walter Peeraer as President, both starting on 27th June 2017. Luca Schieppati will replace the current Managing Director Ian Bradshaw.
TAP Funds Rebuilding of Central Street in Serres
The initiative falls under the “Regeneration Projects for Developing Local Infrastructures” programme, which is part of the Social and Environmental Investments (SEI) worth €32 million overall, voluntarily implemented by TAP in three regions of Northern Greece crossed by the pipeline. The project includes: paving of the street, as well as the walkways leading to an existing pond, creating a...
Trans Adriatic Pipeline hires Ricardo Ruiz Nuñez as Operations Director
Ricardo joins TAP with almost 20 years of experience in the management, development and implementation of operational strategies, working for various Enagás facilities throughout his career. He joins TAP from Compañia Operadora de gas del Amazonas in Peru, where he worked as Chief Operations Officer since 2015.
TAP Pipe Deliveries Complete to Albania, Greece and Italy
On 10 October 2017, the last shipment of steel line-pipes for the construction of TAP arrived in Thessaloniki, Greece, marking the completion and final delivery of all line-pipes to TAP’s host countries.
Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy Issues Installation Act for TAP
The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy announced that it has granted TAP its Installation Act for Greece. The document is a key permit that paves the way for TAP's commencement of project execution mid-2016 in Greece.
TAP appoints Michele Mario Elia as new Italy Country Manager
Baar, Switzerland TAP is pleased to announce that it has appointed Michele Mario Elia as its new Italy Country Manager, a position that since June 2015 was held by Clara Risso who will continue to provide her valuable support to the project.
First TAP pipes arrive in Albania
TAP announced the arrival of the first steel line pipes and machinery for the construction of the Albanian section of the pipeline. The occasion was marked by a ceremony in the Main Marshalling Yard of TAP, in the vicinity of Durrës. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Edi Rama, Minister of Energy and Industry Damian Gjiknuri, representatives of local authorities, TAP contractors,...
TAP Awards Compressor Stations Contract to Italian-Greek Joint Venture
TAP has selected a joint venture comprising Renco S.p.A (Italy) and Terna S.A. (Greece) for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) of the project’s compressor stations. In Greece, the award covers the provision of EPC and commissioning of one compressor station at Kipoi. In Albania, the award covers the provision of EPC and commissioning of one compressor station at Fier and one...
First TAP line pipes arriving in Thessaloniki and Kavala
Greece. The first deliveries of steel line pipes and bends, to be used in the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG section traversing Greece, have started arriving at the ports of Thessaloniki and Kavala.
Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy Issues Installation Permit for TAP
The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy has announced that it has granted TAP its Installation Permit for Greece. Together with the Installation Act, secured in January 2016, the Installation Permit allows the pipeline construction activities in Greece to start in line with the project schedule.
TAP: routine maintenance works at Meteocean buoys and archaeological and topographic surveys
Lecce - TAP announces that from 8 am 26 October 2013, and up to 12 am, November 1, 2013 (the term can be extended, if necessary, up to 12 am, 8 November , 2013) maintenance works will be carried out in order to check and ensure the operations of the meteocean buoys installed at sea for the collection of marine weather data.Maintenance operations will be conducted both in daytime and at night,...
New Year´s Message from Kjetil Tungland, Managing Director of TAP
"We have demonstrated categorically that our project is the most viable"
Trans Adriatic Pipeline is 2/3 Completed
Baar, Switzerland. TAP is now two thirds completed. This includes all engineering, procurement and construction scope, announced TAP Managing Director Luca Schieppati at the 4th Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) Advisory Council in Baku, Azerbaijan. TAP’s President Walter Peeraer said: “In parallel with construction activities, we are also focusing on commercial and operational readiness, ensuring...
TAP Marks the Installation of the Turbo Compressors in Albania
On 8 June, TAP marked the successful installation of all three turbo compressors at its compressor station in Fier, Albania. The turbo compressors are effectively the “beating heart” of the compressor station and will play a key role in ensuring gas transportation through the pipeline system. The construction progress of the Fier compressor station is over 30% complete and more than 210 people...
TAP Funds 33 Playgrounds in Greece | Continuing its WORKS OF INSPIRATION Project
The TAP and its contractor embark on the construction or reconstruction of a series of playgrounds in Northern Greece, starting off with 33 playgrounds in the Municipalities of Komotini (Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace), and Chalkidona (Region of Central Macedonia). The first batch of playgrounds are expected to be delivered by the end of the summer to the two Municipalities, whose...
TAP Excavations Unearth New Archaeological Sites & Significant Findings in Greece
Archaeological remnants of human activity in Central Macedonia from the Prehistoric to the Byzantine period have been brought to light in archaeological excavations, carried out in the context of construction works for TAP. The work has been undertaken by archaeologists, who are employed in the area by the TAP project and monitored by the local Ephorates of Antiquities (of Thessaloniki, Kilkis...
TAP Launches Network Code Consultation
TAP launches its consultation process on its draft TAP Network Code (TNC). The TNC sets out the principles and rules which will govern the access, use and operation of the TAP pipeline. It is also a requirement that forms part of the European Commission’s decision on the exemption of TAP from the EU’s Third Gas Directive in relation to third party access, tariff regulation and ownership...
TAP Rehabilitates the 4th School in Time for the New School Year
TAP has completed another investment as part of its Social and Environmental Investment (SEI) initiatives to support the improvement of the school infrastructure along the pipeline route in Albania. TAP’s investment for the Pobrat school in the Municipality of Ura Vajgurore was approximately 170,000 Euro.
TAP finalises Maintenance Agreement Talks with Albgaz/Snam JV
TAP signed a Letter of Intent, marking the final stages of negotiation of the Maintenance Agreement talks between TAP and Albgaz Sh.a and Snam S.p.a. – a joint venture that will establish a special purpose entity to act as the maintenance service provider for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline on the territory of Albania.
TAP and DESFA Sign Agreement for the Maintenance of TAP’s Greek Pipeline section
The agreement was ratified by the competent Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) on December 12, 2018. The maintenance agreement covers a period of 5 years, following the beginning of TAP’s commercial operation in 2020, while the contract also includes pre-operational support.
TAP lays first offshore pipes in Albanian waters
TAP’s first ever offshore pipelines in Albania were successfully pulled ashore on March 30. The pipeline head reached kilometre point 0, where the offshore joins with the onshore section, at 12:50 hrs.
EGL, StatoilHydro Complete Trans Adriatic Pipeline Joint-Venture Setup
Norway’s StatoilHydro ASA and Swiss-based EGL Group concluded the final agreements leading to the establishment of their equally-owned joint venture company that will develop, build and own the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). The pipeline will carry natural gas from the Caspian Sea and Middle East regions into Europe.
TAP Commits €1,5 million to Support Health Services in Greece, Albania and Italy
At TAP, health and safety come first. It is also our commitment to contribute to improving the livelihoods and quality of life of communities along TAP’s route, across our three host countries. To that effect, TAP will provide a total of 1.5 million euros to support the fight of the health services in Greece, Albania and Italy against the COVID-19 pandemic.
TAP Concludes Delivery of 83 Utility Vehicles
TAP concluded the 4th phase of the programme DESTINATION SAFETY | Donation of Utility Vehicles, implemented for the benefit of local communities in Northern Greece, with the delivery of the final 10 civil protection vehicles to the Decentralised Administration of Macedonia and Thrace; a TAP investment exceeding 10 million euro.