Baltic Pipe project ramps up selection of contractors

Dutch pipeline company A.Hak International has been awarded a contract to construct the onshore parts of the Baltic Pipe natural gas project. The gas pipeline, a joint project from Danish energy company Energinet and its Polish peer Gaz-System, will run from Norway's sector of the North Sea to Poland, via Denmark.

A.Hak will be responsible for all necessary works for the onshore element in Denmark, which encompasses around 70 km of pipeline on the island of Zealand. 

When complete, the 900 km Baltic Pipe project, worth around €1.8-billion, should help reduce Europe's dependence on gas imports from Russia - a situation with large political implications.

Listed as a Project of Common Interest by the European Commission, the Baltic Pipe project received €215-million in funding last year. 

Wilko Koop, director at A.Hak International: "Safety is of the utmost importance and we strive to ensure that we cause no injuries and have no negative impact on the environment. This not only applies to A.Hak but to all of our Subcontractors and Supply Chain partners who will be involved in delivering this Project. People and companies not adhering to these principles are not welcome on this Project".

Last week, it was announced that Europipe was chosen to deliver 130,000 tonnes of large-diameter pipes for the Polish offshore part of the project - which amounts to around 275 km.

The 36-inch pipes will be produced at Europipe’s plant in Mülheim an der Ruhr in Germany. Mülheim Pipecoatings, a subsidiary of Europipe, will perform the external coating and internal lining of the pipes. Raw material for the pipe production will be supplied by Europipe’s shareholders, Salzgitter Group and Dillinger Hüttenwerke.

Tomasz Stępień, president of Gaz-System, said: “The activities required to commence the installation of the offshore section of the Baltic Pipe have almost been completed. We have contracted the supply of the most important materials and are selecting construction and installation contractors."

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