The pipeline vessel Solitaire, engaged in construction of the offshore part of the Nord Stream project today, October 21, at about 09.00pm (MT) leaves the territorial waters of the Russian Federation and starts laying the pipeline in the Finnish territorial waters, PortNews reported quoting Michael Prosvirkin, the General Director of Infleet Worldwide Ferry Services LLC (the technical fleet agent working for gas pipeline project in the Russian Gulf of Finland). According to him, the Solitaire that entered the Russian territorial waters on Aug. 24, 2010, had laid 115 km of the pipeline. Overall, there have been about 40 crafts in Russian part of the Gulf of Finland engaged in the works for laying the Nord Stream gas pipeline from May this year. According to Mr. Prosvirkin, the last technical vessel is expected to leave the construction site in early November.
Mr. Prosvirkin also said that on October 16-17 near the island of Hogland Gazpromneft Marine Bunker’s two bunker tankers (Gazpromneft East, Captain Kovalenko) charged the pipe laying vessel, supplying to the ship 3,800 tons of fuel.
As previously reported, in 2011 Russia plans to launch the first phase of gas supplies via the Nord Stream subsea pipeline. The second phase of the project is scheduled to be launched in early 2012. The total volume of the pipeline is 55 billion cubic meters of gas.
Mr. Prosvirkin also said that on October 16-17 near the island of Hogland Gazpromneft Marine Bunker’s two bunker tankers (Gazpromneft East, Captain Kovalenko) charged the pipe laying vessel, supplying to the ship 3,800 tons of fuel.
As previously reported, in 2011 Russia plans to launch the first phase of gas supplies via the Nord Stream subsea pipeline. The second phase of the project is scheduled to be launched in early 2012. The total volume of the pipeline is 55 billion cubic meters of gas.