Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) Celebrates 1st year of Construction, Press Release, 16.05.2017
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) Celebrates 1st year of Construction, Press Release, 16 May 2017 One of Europe’s largest energy infrastructure projects, helping to secure Europe’s energy future Baar, Switerland. Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary since construction started on the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), one of Europe’s largest and most strategic energy (natural gas) infrastructure projects. Activity in each of the three host countries is on time, on track and on budget. Much has been achieved over the past twelve months. As of early-May 2017: The project has a world class site safety record with lost time frequency levels well below international norms. TAP’s contractors cleared approx. 49% of the project route in Greece and Albania (371km out of 765km). Also, 22.6% of welded steel pipes are already in the ground (backfilled). In Italy,…