石油设备网讯 据管道新闻网4月3日消息称，波罗的海连接器项目的近海管道筹备工作已于3月完成。
项目经理Tom Framling满意地说：“这是一个非常重要的阶段，以便实际的管道铺设可以按计划在5月底开始。”
与此同时，第一批管道已交付给帕尔迪斯基南港，最后一批管道正在希腊装载，将于4月底前交付。
夏季将是海上管道安装的旺季。今年5月，英库将安装一台绞盘，用于将海上管道从铺管船拖到岸上。在此之后，将以每天2至3公里的速度向爱沙尼亚铺设管道。管道的修整工作将于6月份立即开始。今年8月，这条海上管道将进行压力测试，测试结束后将进行干燥，并与芬兰和爱沙尼亚的陆上管道相连。
波罗的海连接器公司总裁兼首席执行官Herkko Plit表示：“我们很高兴地注意到，海上管道工程正在按计划进行，从而使天然气市场能够在2020年初开放。”
波罗的海连接器公司是一家国有公司，成立于2015年，旨在实施芬兰和爱沙尼亚之间建设的波罗的海连接器天然气管道的芬兰部分。完成后，波罗的海天然气连接器将连接芬兰和波罗的海国家的天然气网络，并将开放芬兰的天然气市场。欧盟已经为该项目提供了75%的资金，波罗的海天然气管道将于2020年完工。
曹海斌 摘译自 管道新闻网
原文如下：
Prep work for the Baltic connector pipeline completed
Preparatory work for the offshore pipeline of the Baltic connector project was completed in March.
“This was a very important phase to complete so that the actual pipelaying can begin as scheduled at the end of May,” states Project Manager Tom Främling with satisfaction.
The first pipes have, at the same time, been delivered to the Paldiski South Harbour and the last of the pipes are being loaded in Greece and will be delivered before the end of April.
The summer will be a busy time in terms of offshore pipe installation. In May, a winch will be installed in Inkoo, to be used to pull the offshore pipeline from the pipelaying ship to shore. After this, the pipeline installation will progress at a rate of 2 - 3 km/d towards Estonia. Pipe finishing work will begin immediately in June. In August, the offshore pipeline will undergo pressure testing after which it will be dried and connected to the onshore pipelines in Finland and Estonia.
“It is a pleasure to note that the offshore pipeline work is progressing as planned, thus enabling the opening of the natural gas market at the beginning of 2020,” says Herkko Plit, President and CEO of Baltic Connector Oy.
Baltic Connector Oy is a state-owned company set up in 2015 to implement the Finnish part of the Baltic connector gas pipeline to be built between Finland and Estonia. When completed, Baltic connector will connect the gas networks of Finland and the Baltic countries and will enable the opening of the gas market in Finland. The EU has granted funding to cover 75% of the project, and the Baltic connector gas pipeline is due to be completed by 2020.
