石油设备网讯 据管道新闻网8月5日消息称，波罗的海管道项目的海上管道已经完工。在该项目的五个工地中，海上管道是第一个完工的。
这条长约77公里的双向海上管道从英库到帕尔迪斯基，位于爱沙尼亚塔林以西约50公里处。在管道规划阶段考虑到环境因素、海床的形成、船舶路线和交叉结构。安装在海床上的混凝土涂层管道已部分被采石场覆盖。
已经对近海管道进行了压力测试，然后对管道进行了排空和干燥，以便输送气体。该管道计划使用寿命为50年。
项目总监TomFrämling说：“如期完成海上管道工程是各方良好合作的典范。我特别要感谢住在工地附近的邻居们的合作。”
波罗的海天然气管道将于2019年底投入使用。
波罗的海管道项目总裁兼首席执行官Herkko Plit表示：“我们的人员和合作伙伴的专业知识和雄心壮志确保，到2019年底，芬兰和爱沙尼亚之间的天然气输送将万事俱备。完成海上管道是通往开放天然气市场的道路上最重要的里程碑之一。”
一旦完成，波罗的海管道项目将连接芬兰和爱沙尼亚的天然气基础设施，并在实践中开放两国的天然气市场。
曹海斌 摘译自 管道新闻网
原文如下：
Balticconnector offshore pipeline completed
The Balticconnector project's offshore pipeline has been completed. Of the five worksites of the project, the offshore pipeline was the first one to reach completion.
The approximately 77 km long bidirectional offshore pipeline runs from Inkoo to Paldiski, located about 50 km west of Tallinn, Estonia. Environmental considerations, the seabed's formation, ship routes, and crossing structures were taken into account during the planning stage of the pipeline. The concrete-coated pipeline installed on the seabed has been partly covered with quarry stones.
Pressure tests have been carried out for the offshore pipeline, followed by emptying and drying the pipe to enable gas transmission. The planned service life of the pipeline is 50 years.
“Completing the offshore pipeline work on schedule is an excellent example of the good co-operation between all parties. I would especially like to thank the neighbours living near the worksite for their co-operation,” says Tom Främling, Project Director.
The Balticconnector gas pipeline is due to be commissioned by the end of 2019.
“The expertise and ambition of our personnel and partners ensure that everything will be ready for gas to flow between Finland and Estonia at the end of 2019. The completion of the offshore pipeline is one of the most important milestones in the journey towards opening the gas market,” maintains Herkko Plit, the President and CEO of Baltic Connector Oy.
once completed, Balticconnector will connect the gas infrastructures of Finland and Estonia and enable the opening of the countries' gas markets in practice.
