The Polish and Danish gas transmission system operators: Gaz-System and Energinet have both made positive investment decisions and agreed to implement the joint Baltic Pipe project. The pipeline will enable the supply of natural gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and other countries in the region as well as reverse […]
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The route of the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline has been selected
Gaz-System has accepted the variant of the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline routing, proposed by the contractor of technical and environmental documentation – Ramboll. The indicated route has been analyzed primarily in terms of environmental, technical and socio-economic aspects.
SEA secures owner’s engineering for Baltic Pipe
Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd (SEA) have been awarded a significant owner’s engineering contract for the Baltic Pipe Project between Denmark and Poland.
Baltic Pipe – positive result of economic tests
After the evaluation of the Open Season Phase 2 Bids and the final allocation result, GAZ-SYSTEM and Energinet were obliged by the respective national regulatory authorities to assess the economic viability of the Baltic Pipe project. Both operators achieved a positive result of the Economic Test, which means that the […]
Ramboll will design offshore gas pipeline from Denmark to Poland
On 3 August 2017, GAZ-SYSTEM concluded a contract with Ramboll Danmark A/S for execution of the analytical, survey and design work necessary for securing the requisite building permits for construction of the Baltic Pipe offshore gas pipeline. The scope of work covers geophysical, geotechnical and environmental surveys with the securing […]
First deliveries to Polish LNG terminal in 2017
On 21 January 2017, the first vessel transporting LNG had arrived in Świnoujście, while a further gas delivery was reported on 20 February. As the Polish gas transmission system operator GAZ-SYSTEM SA informs, the first cargo of 2017 with a volume of about 210,000 cubic metres was delivered aboard the […]
EU Court of Justice suspends the execution of the EC’s decision with respect to OPAL
On December 23, 2016, the EU Court of Justice issued a decision to suspend execution of the EC’s decision of October 28, 2016. The decision allowed Gazprom to access 80-90% of the OPAL pipeline’s transmission capacity. The request to suspend the execution of the EC’s decision was submitted by PGNiG […]
Market Consultation of the Open Season 2017 Rules for the Baltic Pipe Project
The project promoters of the Baltic Pipe Project, the Polish and the Danish gas transmission system operators, Gas Transmission Operator GAZ-SYSTEM SA and Energinet.dk are launching the market consultation of the Open Season 2017 Rules. The Open Season process is designed to enable shippers to provide relevant TSOs with positive […]
Unipetrol connecting the Czech Republic to the JANAF pipeline
Representatives of UNIPETROL RPA, a.s and Jadranski Naftovod, d.d. signed a frame contract on transportation of crude oil via the JANAF pipeline. This pipeline might become an alternative transportation route to the current pipelines Druzhba and IKL. UNIPETROL, a member of Polish PKN ORLEN Group, the largest processor of crude […]
PGNiG requested EC to promptly publish the OPAL decision
On October 28th 2016, the European Commission announced that it would allow Gazprom to use more of the Opal pipeline capacity. As the text of the decision has not been disclosed to the public yet, PGNiG Polish Oil & Gas Company is unable to take any legal steps. This is […]
PGNiG actions in OPAL pipeline and Gazprom antitrust case
Polish Oil & Gas Company (PGNiG SA) has released an opinion on recent decisions regarding the availability of the OPAL gas pipeline capacity for Russian Gazprom. In the opinion of PGNiG SA, both the decisions by the European Commission and by the German energy regulator Bundesnetzagentur to make capacity of […]
Decision of Polish anti-trust agency – no joint venture for Nord Stream 2
“It will not be possible to set up the company responsible for construction and operation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The parties to the transaction have withdrawn the application in light of the objections raised by the President of the UOKiK”, the Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer […]
Baltic Gas project pipeline design awarded
Perth based Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd (SEA) has been awarded detailed design, procurement and construction management for the Baltic Gas Project in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea for Baltic Gas Sp. z o.o. i wspólnicy sp. k (Baltic Gas). The project is being undertaken on behalf of […]