ENTSOG GRIP SNC 2014-2023

In June 2013, the Shah-Deniz-II Consortium had already chosen the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) to bring gas from the Turkish border via Greece and Albania to Italy. It had also been decided earlier that the gas will be shipped via the upgraded “South Caucasus Pipeline” through Georgia and via TANAP, a completely new 2,000 km- long pipeline, through Turkey to its western borders. The picture below shows the complete route between Shah-Deniz-II and Italy.

BAKU

SCP

TBILISI

G E O R G I A

A Z E R B A I J A N

I T A L Y

TANAP

TIRANA

ANKARA

A L B A N I A

TAP

T U R K E Y

G R E E C E

Figure 7.7: Azeri gas trip from Shah-Deniz to Italy (Source: TAP website)

More specifically, the TAP will start in Greece, cross Albania and the Adriatic Sea and come ashore in Southern Italy. The TAP route will be approximately 870 kilome- tres in length and will initially have a capacity of 10 bcm/year, but is designed be easily expanded to 20bcm/year.

IGB

Petrich

Bari

F Y R O M

Kulata

IAP

Xanthi

Sidirokastron

TIRANA

Drama

Komotini

Brindisi

Kavala

Kilkis

Alexandroupoulis

Fiere offshore

Kipi

Potenza

SanFoca

AegeanLNG AlexandroupoulisLNG GulfofSaros

TAP

Thessaloniki

TAP

Taranto

Fier

TAP

A L B A N I A

G u l f o f S a r o s Canakkale

Katerini

Otranto

Poseidon

IGI

Ezine

South Stream

Larissa

A e g e a n S e a

Thesprotia

Volos

Figure 7.8: Zoom on TAP schematic representation (Source: TAP website)

The shareholder structure of TAP is currently structured as follows: SOCAR (20%), BP (20%), Statoil (20%), Fluxys (16%), Total (10%), E.ON (9%), Axpo (5%).

7.5.2 GALSI AND CYRENEE PROJECTS

The projects hereby described aim at making accessible natural gas to Sardinia (GALSI) and Corsica (CYRENEE) and are presented as non-FID projects respectively in Snam Rete Gas and GRTgaz Ten-year development plans.

7.5.2.1 GALSI Project

The GALSI project includes the installation of new onshore pipelines with a total length of 350km, an offshore pipeline of 275km and the construction of a compres- sor plant in Olbia. The project ensures new transmission capacity at the entry point of Porto Botte in Sardinia of 24MSm³/d. The construction of a new gas pipeline connecting Algeria to Italy is shown in the PCI list, but at the moment there is no information about the development of the project by the sponsoring companies.

86 |

South-North Corridor GRIP 2014–2023