据阿塞拜疆新闻网8月24日消息称，阿塞拜疆南部天然气走廊是石油和天然气行业最具雄心的项目之一，作为该项目的一部分，跨亚得里亚海管道(TAP)为项目的顺利完成做出了自己的重要贡献。

TAP在一条消息中表示，作为在意大利梅伦度尼奥建造TAP微型隧道的一部分，挖掘工作已经完成。

消息称，目前总体进展接近90％，沿着TAP路线的大部分土地已经恢复。

TAP称：“我们将采用特殊的技术来确保沿线管道的铺设。远程控制潜艇将实时提供铺设管道船只运行所需的信息。”

至于焊接工作，其中99％是在TAP的陆上路线上完成的。TAP公司表示，焊缝会自动进行测试，以确保符合国家和国际标准。

最近，作为TAP项目的一部分，阿尔巴尼亚的浅水管道和近海回填工程已经完工。

TAP项目于2016年启动。一旦建成，TAP将提供一条直接且具有成本效益的运输路线，开辟重要的南方天然气走廊，这是一条长达3500公里的天然气价值链，从里海延伸至欧洲。

通过TAP向欧洲输送的第一批天然气预计将于2020年开始运输。

它将天然气从里海盆地输送到欧洲，连接到希腊-土耳其边境的跨安纳托利亚管道（TANAP），穿越希腊北部、阿尔巴尼亚和亚得里亚海，然后在意大利南部上岸，最终连接到意大利天然气管网。

跨亚得里亚海管道公司是一家在瑞士楚格州巴尔注册的合资公司，旨在规划、开发和建设TAP管道。这家公司的总经理是卢卡·希帕蒂。

曹海斌 摘译自 阿塞拜疆新闻网

原文如下：

Excavation work for TAP’s microtunnel completed

Southern Gas Corridor is one of the most ambitious projects in the oil and gas industry, and as part of it, Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) makes its own important contribution to successful completion of this project.

Excavation work as part of the construction of a microtunnel for TAP in Melendugno has been completed, Italy, TAP said in a message.

The overall progress is currently nearing 90 percent, and much of the land along the TAP route was restored, the message says.

“Special technology will be used to ensure the laying of the pipeline along the route. The remote-controlled submarine will in real time provide the information necessary for the operation of the pipe-laying vessel,” TAP said.

As for the welding work, 99 percent of it was finished on the onshore route of the TAP. TAP AG consortium stated that the welding seams are automatically tested to ensure that they comply with national and international standards.

Recently, shallow water pipelay and offshore backfilling in Albania as part of the TAP project was finished.

TAP project started in 2016. Once built, TAP will offer a direct and cost-effective transportation route opening up the vital Southern Gas Corridor, a 3,500-kilometer long gas value chain stretching from the Caspian Sea to Europe.

The first gas deliveries to Europe via TAP are expected to start in 2020.

It will transport natural gas from the Caspian basin to Europe, connecting with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Greek-Turkish border, crossing Northern Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea before coming ashore in Southern Italy to finally connect to the Italian natural gas network.

Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG is a joint venture company registered in Baar, canton Zug, Switzerland, with a purpose of planning, developing and building the TAP pipeline. The Managing Director of the company is Luca Schieppati.