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Trans-Adriatic Pipeline gaining momentum

Pipeline could help with European energy diversity.

By Daniel J. Graeber

ZUG, Switzerland, July 25 (UPI) -- The group planning a 540-mile natural gas pipeline through southern Europe said Friday it issued its next contract notice for the project's construction.

The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline is slated to transport natural gas from the second phase of the Shah Deniz natural gas field off the coast of Azerbaijan as early as 2019.

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The project's consortium said it issued a contract notice for large-diameter valves used for the pipeline planned through Greece and across the Adriatic Sea to Italy.

"The potential suppliers need to demonstrate their ability to meet TAP's quality requirements and supply necessary volumes in accordance with the pipeline's development schedule," the consortium stated.

TAP is part of the so-called Southern Corridor, a network of gas pipelines meant to diversify a European energy sector influenced heavily by Russia.

The pipeline is designed to deliver as much as 700 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year.

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