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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.
TAP Invites Companies to Pre-Qualify for Telecommunications and Security Systems
TAP has launched its pre-qualification process for the engineering, procurement, installation and management (EPIM) of telecommunications and security systems. These elements will create a global network connecting the different pipeline technologies in TAP’s host countries, including the fibre optic network, the data centres in Italy and Switzerland, the compressor stations in Greece and...
TAP hires Ulrike Andres, former CEO of Transalpine Pipeline as Commercial & External Affairs Director
Ulrike has held a number of management roles at a senior level in the oil and gas industry and joins TAP from the Transalpine Pipeline Group – Europe’s largest pipeline company transporting crude oil from Trieste to eight central European refineries – where she was President and Chief Executive Officer for more than five years.
TAP Begins Construction of Access Roads and Bridges in Albania
TAP announced the start of construction and rehabilitation work on access roads and bridges along the pipeline’s route in Albania. The occasion was marked by an inauguration ceremony near the town of Çorovoda, attended by the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, Minister of Energy and Industry Damian Gjiknuri, and TAP Managing Director Ian Bradshaw.
TAP Awards Offshore Construction Contract to Saipem SpA
TAP has awarded to Saipem SpA the contract for Engineering, Pro-curement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) for the offshore section of the project. TAP’s 36-inch offshore pipeline across the Adriatic Sea – between the coastlines of Albania and southern Italy – will be approximately 105 km in length, down to approximately 820 meters below sea level at the deepest.
TAP Awards Turbo Compressors Contract to Siemens
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.
TAP Issues SCADA and Fibre Optic Cable Contract Notices
TAP invites companies to pre-qualify for the supply and delivery of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and fibre optic cable. These are the final large package contracts to be awarded by TAP for project construction as company provided items.
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.
Severe weather in Europe highlights urgent importance of finding a solution to bring Caspian gas to SEE
Statement by Kjetil Tungland, Managing Director, TAP
Snam S.p.A. Becomes Shareholder in TAP
TAP is pleased to announce that Snam S.p.A. (Snam) has completed its acquisition of Statoil’s 20% interest in TAP. As a result, TAP’s shareholding is now comprised of BP (20%), SOCAR (20%), Snam S.p.A. (20%), Fluxys (19%), Enagás (16%) and Axpo (5%).
TAP begins Land Easement and Acquisition
TAP begins its Land Easement and Acquisition (LEA) activities for the 870 km long Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in Albania, Greece and Italy.
TAP submits updated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment in Italy
The latest stage in a process, started in March 2012, will now see the final documentation go to consultation with all relevant national, regional and local authorities.
TAP Awards First Major Contract | For Construction of Access Roads and Bridges in Albania
TAP has selected a joint venture formed by Gener 2 Sh.p.K and Sicilsaldo S.p.A. for the construction and rehabilitation of access roads and bridges in Albania. The decision concludes TAP’s pre-qualification process (launched in April 2014), followed by bid assessments from the shortlisted companies that met TAP’s rigorous pre-qualification criteria. The building of Albanian access roads and...
TAP Helps Deliver Road Safety Seminars to Thousands of Students in Northern Greece
TAP AG is the Sponsor of the Road Safety Seminars, a programme organised and implemented by the Hellenic Institute of Transport (ΙΜΕΤ/ΕΚΕΤΑ), at the Prefectures of Western Macedonia, Central Macedonia and Eastern Macedonia-Thrace. Honouring its commitment to comply with internationally recognised health and safety standards and to promote best practices, TAP undertakes educational initiatives...
TAP Awards Fibre Optic Cable Contract
TAP has selected Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd. (HFCL) for the supply and delivery of approximately 1,550 kilometres fibre optic cable. This will facilitate bi-directional communication feed from the pipeline and associated assets, such as compressor and block valve stations, to the supervisory control centre.
TAP’s regulatory compliance programme
Our Regulatory Compliance Programme (RCP) sets out measures to ensure that Trans Adriatic Pipeline’s commercial operations are performed on an independent and non-discriminatory basis.
TAP Certified as Independent Transmission Operator (ITO)
The national regulatory authorities of Albania (ERE), Greece (RAE) and Italy (AEEGSI) certified Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG on the basis of the independent transmission operator (ITO) model, part of the European Union's Third Energy Package.
TAP Awards Ball Valves Contract
TAP awarded its second large contract to RMA for the supply of large diameter ball valves and actuators. These elements are a critical part of the pipeline and will be installed by the onshore Engineering Pipeline Construction contractor(s) that TAP selects in Greece, Italy and Albania.
TAP Issues Invitations to Tender for SCADA System and Fibre Optic Cable
TAP has issued two new Invitations to Tender (ITT). The first is for the engineering, procurement and installation of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), telecommunications and security systems. The second is for the supply and delivery of approximately 1,550 kilometres fibre optic cable.
MD Kjetil Tungland’s thoughts on reaching a major milestone in the project’s development
As the 1st October deadline was approaching, TAP project team members in Switzerland, Greece, Albania, Italy and Brussels applied the finishing touches to TAP’s submission for the Request for Information to the Shah Deniz Consortium.
TAP Invests €1 Million in Energy-focused Postgraduate Programmes
On 21 September, TAP AG presented its €1 million initiative for funding Master’s programmes in the energy sector, offered by the University and the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Western Macedonia – the Prefecture’s two tertiary education institutions. The investment is implemented in the context of the collaboration between TAP and the Bodossaki Foundation. As part of this...
TAP Confirms Greek Government Approved Amended ESIA
Greece’s Ministry of Environment and Energy gave formal approval to the amended Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) submitted by Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) for the Greek section of the pipeline in December 2014.