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South Stream expects offshore construction of the first pipeline to commence in autumn 2014.

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NGE Notes: South Stream Sees First Pipes Produced

 

The Russian pipe supplier OMK presented the first pipe produced for the South Stream Offshore Pipeline today at its plant in Vyksa.
 

The unique pipe joints for the first line of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline have a length of 12-metres, with a diameter of 32 inch (813 mm) and a wall thickness of 39 mm. They are made from high-quality carbon steel (DNV SAWL 450 SFDU grade) and can withstand the high operating pressure of the offshore pipeline, of 284 bar.

Since early April, pipe production for the first line is also underway at the German company EUROPIPE and at the Izhora pipe mill of OAO Severstal in Russia. The first pipes will be delivered to Bulgarian harbours in early summer so that offshore construction of the first pipeline can commence in autumn 2014.

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