Gazprom and Allseas Group sign agreement on first line of Turkish Stream sea section

The company Juzni Tok Transport, a subsidiary of Gazprom, has signed an agreement with the Swiss company Allseas Group on the construction of the first line of the sea section of the Turkish Stream pipeline, with an option of laying down the second line, Gazprom reports.

According to the agreement, Allseas should lay down more than 900 kilometers of pipes along the sea bottom. The company intends to use the largest ship in the world, Pioneering Spirit, for the purpose. The ship is equipped with six welding and coating systems, the report says.

Allseas will start laying down the first line in the second half of 2017.

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