- Baltic Pipe
The Baltic Pipe is a planned
natural gas pipeline betweenDenmark andPoland . When completed, it will transport natural gas fromNorway to Poland via Denmark.History
The project started in
2001 , when Danish oil and gas company DONG and Polish oil and gas companyPGNiG signed an agreement on construction of the pipeline and Danish gas supply to Poland.cite news
publisher= Warsaw Voice
url= http://www.warsawvoice.pl/archiwum.phtml/4798/
title = Scandinavian Gas Headed for Poland
date = 2001-07-08
accessdate=2007-09-15] It was agreed to establish a pipeline consortium with two-third shares belonging to DONG and one-third to PGNiG with possible Statoil participation.cite news
publisher= Warsaw Voice
url= http://www.warsawvoice.pl/archiwum.phtml/4772/
title = One Step Closer to Diversification
date = 2001-06-24
accessdate=2007-09-15] However, shortly afterward the project was suspended, because of economic feasibility.The project was revived in 2007. On
2 May 2007 , PGNiG andEnerginet.dk , a Danish transmission system operator, which was taken over Danish natural gas transmission network from DONG, signed an agreement to explore the possibility of construction the Baltic Pipe. Energinet.dk has said that, if the Baltic Pipe project turns out to be profitable and is approved by the authorities, it would initially be financed and owned by Poland.cite news
publisher= Energy Business Review
url= http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=464FFA34-5CEC-4DFA-A80C-5D0DC8312455
title = Denmark and Poland considering gas pipeline
author=Clare Watson
date = 2007-05-03
accessdate=2007-09-15] cite news
publisher=Energinet.dk
url= http://www.energinet.dk/en/menu/News/Newsarticles/Denmark+and+Poland+look+into+gas+pipeline.htm
title = Press release: Denmark and Poland look into gas pipeline
author=Bente T. Valentin
date = 2007-05-02
accessdate=2007-09-15]Technical features
The 230-km submarine pipeline will connect
Redvig in Denmark andNiechorze in Poland. The capacity and diameter of the pipeline has not yet been determined. However, in 2001 it was discussed that the pipeline should to transport at least 5 billion cubic meter (bcm) of gas annually. The cost of building the pipeline was estimated at 335-350 million euros depending on the diameter of the pipe.The Baltic Pipe project is related to the
Skanled project. Poland wants to explore the possibilities of importing Norwegian gas via Skanled, through the Danish natural gas system and the Baltic Pipe. At the same time Denmark is looking at importing Russian gas via Poland and the Baltic Pipe, so that gas would flow in both directions.References
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