Construction will start soon of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline’s second string from Russia across the Black Sea to Turkey, as PJSC Gazprom reported a construction contract has been signed.
Allseas Group SA, the offshore pipelaying and subsea construction company, signed the pact in Amsterdam with South Stream Transport BV, the Gazprom subsidiary responsible for construction of TurkStream’s offshore section.
The Allseas Pioneer Spirit will lay more than 900 km of 32-in. pipe across the seabed in as much as 2,200 m of water.
The construction contract for the pipeline’s first string was signed in 2016 and included an option for the second string.
The first string is intended for Turkish consumers. The second string will deliver gas to southern and southeastern Europe.
Each string will have throughput capacity of 15.75 billion cu m/year (OGJ Online, Sept. 30, 2016).
