Baltic Pipe

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The Baltic Pipe is a planned natural gas pipeline between Denmark and Poland. When completed, it will transport natural gas from Norway to Poland via Denmark.

[edit] History

The project started in 2001, when Danish oil and gas company DONG and Polish oil and gas company PGNiG signed an agreement on construction of the pipeline and Danish gas supply to Poland.[1] It was agreed to establish a pipeline consortium with two-third shares belonging to DONG and one-third to PGNiG with possible Statoil participation.[2] However, shortly afterward the project was suspended, because of economic feasibility.

The project was revived in 2007. On 2 May 2007, PGNiG and Energinet.dk, a Danish transmission system operator, which was taken over Danish natural gas transmission network from DONG, signed an agreement to explore the possibility of construction the Baltic Pipe. Energinet.dk has said that, if the Baltic Pipe project turns out to be profitable and is approved by the authorities, it would initially be financed and owned by Poland.[3] [4]

[edit] Technical features

The 230-km submarine pipeline will connect Redvig in Denmark and Niechorze in Poland. The capacity and diameter of the pipeline has not yet been determined. However, in 2001 it was discussed that the pipeline should to transport at least 5 billion cubic meter (bcm) of gas annually. The cost of building the pipeline was estimated at 335-350 million euros depending on the diameter of the pipe.[2]

The Baltic Pipe project is related to the Skanled project. Poland wants to explore the possibilities of importing Norwegian gas via Skanled, through the Danish natural gas system and the Baltic Pipe. At the same time Denmark is looking at importing Russian gas via Poland and the Baltic Pipe, so that gas would flow in both directions.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scandinavian Gas Headed for Poland. Warsaw Voice (2001-07-08). Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  2. ^ a b One Step Closer to Diversification. Warsaw Voice (2001-06-24). Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  3. ^ a b Clare Watson (2007-05-03). Denmark and Poland considering gas pipeline. Energy Business Review. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  4. ^ Bente T. Valentin (2007-05-02). Press release: Denmark and Poland look into gas pipeline. Energinet.dk. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.