Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will transport gas via Greece and Albania and across the Adriatic Sea to Italy’s southern Puglia region and further to Western Europe. The project is aimed at enhancing security of supply as well as diversification of gas supplies for the European markets. TAP will open the new so-called Southern Gas Corridor to Europe and market outlet for natural gas from the Caspian Sea and Middle East regions. The project is designed to increase transportation capacity from 10 to 20 bcm/y, when additional gas volumes become available. TAP has also incorporated provisions to accommodate physical reverse flow.

Services provided:

• 3D planning of individual compressor stations, block valve stations and landfall valve station (AutoCAD Plant 3D)
• Checking of vendor drawings and recommending required modifications
• Checking of P&ID's and recommending required modifications
• 3D modelling of equipment according to vendor drawings (pumps, various tanks, valve shafts and other associated equipment)
• Piping design (AutoCAD Plant 3D)
• Design of instrumentation, control and telecommunication equipment (AutoCAD Plant 3D)
• Design of electrical equipment (AutoCAD Plant 3D)
• Preparation of general arrangement drawings (AutoCAD Plant 3D)
• Preparation of piping arrangement drawings (AutoCAD Plant 3D)
• Preparation of piping isometrics (AutoCAD Plant 3D)

Key data:

• Design capacity of 10 bcm/y, with possibility of expansion up to a maximum of 20 bcm/y.
• Onshore pipeline 48“, length 727 km
• Onshore pipeline 36“, length 51 km
• Offshore (subsea) pipeline 36“, length 105 km
• 3 compressor stations 
• 16 block valve stations 
• 1 landfall valve station

Time period: ongoing, from 2016 onwards