Participating in the activities dedicated to the pipeline commissioning were representatives of the Russian, Turkish and Italian parties. The delegations’ heads carried out a test supply of gas to the Durusu terminal “candle” located 60 km off the town of Samsun, Turkey.
The parties signed a protocol on commissioning the Blue Stream gas pipeline. Pursuant to the protocol the parties note with satisfaction that within the implementation of the Intergovernmental Agreement between Russia and Turkey dated December 15, 1997, Russian gas was delivered via the constructed gas pipeline, the Blue Stream, on December 30, 2002 to the Durusu terminal of Botas, Turkey.
The gas pressure of 25 atmospheres will be built up to 55 atmospheres. Thus, the Russian, Italian and Turkish organizations completed the construction ant commissioning of the unique gas pipeline system from the town of Izobilnoye, Russia to Ankara, Turkey.
The protocol was signed by Bogdan Budzulyak, Head of the Gazprom Department of Gas Transportation, Underground Storage and Utilization, Recep Arslantay, Head of the Botas Natural Gas Operations Department and Yury Lebedev-Tsvetkov, Head of the Gazexport Technical Department.
Author:
Jo Amey
