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27 - 29 January 2015
European Gas Conference
Vienna, Austria
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9 - 12 February 2015
Pipeline Pigging & Integrity
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Houston, USA
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24 - 28 February 2015
PLCA
Carlsbad, California
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25 - 26 February 2015
OPT
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
11 - 13 March 2015
AOG
Perth, Australia
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15 - 19 March 2015
NACE Corrosion 2015
Dallas, USA
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25 - 27 March 2015
OMC
Ravenna, Italy
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13 - 17 April 2015
HANNOVER MESSE
Hannover, Germany
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13 - 17 April 2015
PLCAC
Maui, Hawaii
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4 - 7 May 2015
Offshore Technology Conference
Houston, USA
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Saipem wins pipe contract
Saipem, through its controlled
company ERSAI Caspian Contractor
LLC, has been awarded a major new
engineering and construction contract
in the Caspian Region. The contract
awarded to ERSAI, in consortium with
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine
Engineering Corp., is worth
approximately US$1 billion.
Contract scope includes yard
engineering, fabrication and pre-
commissioning activities as well as the
load-out of 55 000 t of pipe racks.
Umberto Vergine, Saipem Chief
Executive Officer, commented: “This
contract underlines our excellent track
record in a key market for Saipem and
I look forward to the continued
development of our presence in the
Caspian Region, working with our local
partners to deliver a high quality
service to some of our most important
clients”.
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ShawCor acquires Dhatec
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API applauds swift Senate
action on KXL
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Enbridge’s North Dakota
pipeline resumes operations
TANAP is Turkey’s priority
The Trans Anatolia Natural Gas Pipeline
is Turkey’s priority rather than Russia’s
last project proposal, according to
Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Cavusoglu spoke on Putin’s
announcement of the suspension of the
South Stream natural gas project and his
proposal for an alternative route through
Turkey to send natural gas to Greece and
to European countries.
“We signed a MoU with Russia but it
does not mean that TANAP stays in the
background,” Cavusoglu said at a meeting
with Azerbaijan’s Elmar Mammadyarov
and Georgia’s Tamar Beruchasvili.
The foreign ministers of Turkey,
Azerbaijan and Georgia met in December
in Turkey’s northeastern province of Kars
to discuss energy and transportation
projects.
“Russia’s offer is the main issue and
we have talked about it with my
Georgian and Azerbaijani colleagues,” he
said. “We know the importance of TANAP
for Georgia and for Europe. We already
ordered the natural gas pipes. The
project won’t be affected by falling oil
prices and will be completed. We
emphasise the importance of TANAP
everywhere,” he added.
Gazprom creates new
company
Gazprom is establishing a new company,
Gazprom Russkaya, which will be tasked
with building a new gas pipeline to
Turkey, Gazprom Spokesman Sergei
Kupriyanov said last month.
The announcement was made the
same day as Russian President Vladimir
Putin said that Russia was not willing to
continue the implementation of South
Stream pipeline project.
Russia is ready to build another
pipeline system to meet Turkey’s
economic needs and create a gas hub,
Putin told a news conference. “In view of
Turkey’s growing needs we are not only
ready to expand the Blue Stream but can
build another pipeline transportation
system to help Turkey meet its growing
gas needs. If this idea is considered to be
expedient, we can create an additional gas
hub for consumers in southern Europe in
the Turkish territory on the border with
Greece,” Putin said.
Alexey Miller explained that the
would-be gas pipeline to Turkey would
use the same entry station as under the
South Stream project – the Russkaya
compressor station.
