- The joint venture comprised of Bonatti S.p.A (Italy) and J&P AVAX S.A (Greece) has been awarded the EPC contract for two lots in northern Greece. The sections cover approximately 360km of pipeline, stretching between Kavala and Ieropigi (Albanian border).
- SPIECAPAG (France) has been awarded the EPC contract for a 185km lot in Greece, between Kipoi and Kavala, as well as two lots in Albania (215km in total), stretching from Bilisht to Topoje. SPIECAPAG will also carry out the pipeline river crossing at the Greek-Turkish border, where TAP will be connecting to the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP).
Selected
mobilisation of the EPC contractors will begin immediately and continue in
the second quarter of 2016, in line with the project’s schedule to begin
construction activities mid-2016. TAP’s EPC contractors will be responsible
for further securing additional subcontractors to implement specific parts of
the contract assignment.
Ian Bradshaw, Managing Director at
TAP, said: "The contracts for the construction of our
pipeline’s onshore section are the largest that TAP will award. I want to
congratulate Bonatti S.p.A, J&P AVAX S.A and SPIECAPAG for submitting
bids that are not only technically robust and competitive but also in line
with the highest standards and industry best practice.”
Bonatti is an integral solution provider in oil & gas field activities
with 70 years of experience facing challenging projects under the most critical
environmental and logistical conditions in remote locations, combining
advanced methods and technologies. Bonatti ranks among the largest pipeline
international contractors, with a strong record of thousand km of pipes laid
around the world.
J&P-AVAX Group is one of the largest construction groups in Greece,
having also extensive activities abroad. Listed in the main market of the
Athens Exchange since 1994, J&P Avax has extensive experience in oil and
natural gas pipeline construction as well as LNG stations and thermal power
plants.
SPIECAPAG has a history of unmatched success extending over almost a century.
Throughout these years the company has safely delivered the most challenging
pipelines in the world with over 50,000 kilometres of pipeline and has become
a major international pipeline and facilities contractor. Today, SPIECAPAG is
a fully owned subsidiary of ENTREPOSE Group, a company of the VINCI French
Group.
In 2015, TAP has awarded several contracts: construction and rehabilitation
of access
roads and bridges in Albania (April 2015), large diameter ball
valves and actuators (July 2015), turbo
compressors (September 2015), fittings,
isolating joints and scraper traps (October 2015), 270km
onshore line pipe and bends (October 2015), 495km of
onshore line pipes (November 2015) as well as Italy
onshore pipeline construction and pipeline receiving terminal (December
2015).
