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Hearing underway for Shell’s new pipeline route in Ireland

Wed, 1 September 2010 Ireland’s regulatory body An Bord Pleanála (ABP) has resumed its hearing into the proposed onshore section of Shell E&P Ireland Ltd’s (SEPIL’s) Corrib Gas Pipeline.

Georgia and Iraq to supply Nabucco Pipeline

Tue, 24 August 2010 The 4,042 km Nabucco Pipeline will be supplied with gas from a feeder line to the Turkish – Georgian border and a feeder line to the Turkish – Iraqi borderline.

World’s largest vessel en route to lay pipe for Nord Stream

Mon, 23 August 2010 Allseas Group’s Solitaire, the world’s largest pipelay vessel, has passed under Storebælt Bridge between Denmark and Sweden on its way to construct a 342.5 km section of the Nord Stream Pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

Novatek commissions gas condensate pipeline

Tue, 17 August 2010 Novatek has completed and commissioned an unstable gas condensate de-ethanisation unit at its Yurkharovskoye Field as well as the 326 km unstable gas condensate pipeline connecting the field with the company’s wholly-owned Purovsky Gas Condensate Processing Plant in Russia.

Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok Pipeline progressing

Mon, 16 August 2010 Approximately 750 km of Gazprom’s Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok Pipeline System has been constructed.

Greece and Bulgaria agree on development details for IGB Pipeline

Tue, 10 August 2010 Bulgaria and Greece have signed a development agreement outlining the precise steps and schedules for the development of the 160 km Greece – Bulgaria Interconnection Pipeline (IGB), proposed to transport gas from Komotini, Greece, to Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

Gazprom’s northern gas pipeline projects on schedule

Tue, 10 August 2010 Gazprom has reported that approximately 300 km of its Pochinki – Gryazovets Gas Pipeline and approximately 600 km of the 900 km Gryazovets – Vyborg Pipeline have been laid, in addition to a number of other activities on its other northern and northwestern Russian projects.

Lithuania and Poland formalise pipeline co-operation

Wed, 4 August 2010 Poland’s gas transmission operator Gaz-System and Lithuania’s Lietuvos Dujos will conduct analytical works to determine the possibility of constructing a gas pipeline between the two countries under principles outlined in a document signed by the companies.

Hungary and Croatia sign gas pipeline agreement

Tue, 27 July 2010 Hungary and Croatia have signed a partnership agreement on the construction, operation, maintenance and reconstruction of a cross-border gas pipeline to link the gas networks of the two countries.

Wellstream wins flexible pipe contracts

Tue, 20 July 2010 Statoil ASA has awarded pipe manufacturing company Wellstream contracts for the Snorre development, located offshore Norway, as part of a three-year framework agreement for the design and manufacture of flexible pipe products.

Irish pipeline route survey set to commence

Tue, 20 July 2010 PSE Kinsale Energy is set to carry out a pipeline route survey off the south coast of Ireland as part of its Gas Storage Project.

New pipeline brings gas to Dagestan, Russia

Tue, 13 July 2010 Gazprom has commissioned stage one of its gas lateral to the Khunzakh District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia.

Germany’s E.ON Ruhrgas successfully joins Trans Adriatic Pipeline

Fri, 9 July 2010 Statoil and EGL have confirmed the successful financial close of E.ON Ruhrgas’ 15 per cent shareholding in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project.

Nord Stream Pipeline comes ashore

Tue, 6 July 2010 The first shore crossing of the Nord Stream Pipeline has been completed.

Ukraine President proposes new pipeline

Tue, 6 July 2010 Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has suggested that Russia and the European Union create a joint company to build a new pipeline across Ukraine.

Engineering work commences for Russian petrochemical pipeline

Tue, 6 July 2010 Engineering and surveying work has commenced for a new petroleum product pipeline to be constructed from the Yuzhno-Balyksky Gas Processing Complex to Sibur’s Tobolsk-Neftekhim natural gas liquids (NGL) processing plant, in Tobolsk, Tyumen Region, Promzona, Russia.

Trans Adriatic Pipeline route refined

Thu, 24 June 2010 Albanian Ministers and government officials have approved the revised route of the 520 km Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) through Albania.

GDF Suez joins Nord Stream

Wed, 23 June 2010 French company GDF Suez has acquired a 9 per cent stake in Nord Stream AG, after attaining 4.5 per cent each from German shareholders E.ON Ruhrgas and Wintershall Holding.

Agreement accelerates Turkey – Greece – Italy Pipeline

Tue, 22 June 2010 The leading energy companies of Turkey, Greece and Italy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which draws the framework for the transit of natural gas through the Interconnection Turkey – Greece – Italy (ITGI).

Evaluating pipes in Berlin

Pipelines International — June 2010 Involved in the operation and lifetime planning of hydrocarbon pipelines? Make sure you attend the Evaluation, Rehabilitation and Repair of Pipelines Conference & Exhibition to be held on 20 and 21 October at the Marriott Hotel in Berlin, Germany.

CO2 pipeline concerns on the agenda in Newcastle

Pipelines International — June 2010 Colourless, odourless, non-toxic and non-flammable: what issues could such a chemical compound pose to transmission pipeline design and construction? Industry experts will converge in Newcastle, UK, in July to discuss.

A BIG love of pipes: the Buisleiding Industrie Gilde

Pipelines International — June 2010 The Dutch and Belgian pipeline association works to promote pipelines as a sustainable mode of transport via education, training and raising public awareness. Pipelines International spoke to the Association about its background and plans for the future.

Shannon LNG: securing gas supply in Ireland

Pipelines International — June 2010 Shannon LNG, an Irish subsidiary of Hess LNG Ltd, is planning to construct a €400 million ($US490 million) LNG import terminal and associated pipeline in County Kerry, Ireland, to secure Ireland’s long-term energy security.

EDF joins South Stream

Mon, 21 June 2010 Eni and Gazprom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) permitting French company EDF to acquire an interest in South Stream AG.