This clears the way for the drafting of the National Sectorial Plan for the TAP Project. The drafting of this document will be led by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy. Upon obtaining this status, the 500 meter wide corridor of the TAP project is declared a “national area”.

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and the Greek government today formally initiated the process to conclude the Host Government Agreement that will govern the group’s investment. At 1.5 billion Euros, this is expected to be the single largest current Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Greece.

TAP planifikon nisjen e studimeve në det të hapur në detin Adriatik përgjatë këtij dimri. Qëllimi i këtyre studimeve është mbledhja e informacioneve dhe kampionëve të tjerë për identifikimin e gjurmës optimale të kalimit në det.

TAP has hired Professor Ernesto Somma as Senior Regional Stakeholder Advisor to work in Puglia for the TAP project to work closely with the Local Authorities in the region of Puglia and focus on strengthening the awareness and understanding of the TAP project.

TAP has agreed with the Italian Ministry of Environment to extend the suspension of its Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) application in Italy for an additional nine months - until September 2013.

Si pjesë e veprimtarive të tij, për angazhimin e palëve të interesuara, TAP-i po bën publik përmbajtjen e raportit të VNMS-së për komunitetet vendore në Shqipëri. Banorët e zonave që mund të preken nga gazsjellësi janë të ftuar të japin mendimet dhe komentet e tyre, të cilat do të përfshihen në hartimin e projektit.

As part of its stakeholder engagement activities, TAP is disclosing the contents of the ESIA report to the local communities in Albania. Residents of areas potentially affected by the pipeline are invited to provide their views and comments, which will be incorporated in the project development.

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Highlighting opportunities for Albanian gasification. Live video streaming of the event.

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has today strengthened its team in Italy with the appointment of Giampaolo Russo, who takes position as TAP Italy’s Country Manager, effective 15 October 2012. Paul Pasteris, will continue to work for TAP and to develop the project in Italy.

TAP's shareholder EGL will operate under Axpo brand

This is another great step forward for the project and is testament to TAP’s commercial and technical strengths and the significant benefits that it will bring to these countries.

Baar, Switzerland. TAP will restart its technical works in Italy when it carries out a number of onshore and offshore surveys in the area around San Foca, starting during the month of September. The project team aims to investigate the subsurface conditions of the planned micro-tunnel and pipeline route, and will assess background noise levels in the area.

Greece’s Foreign Minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos, expressed the Greek government’s commitment to realizing the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) as the southern gas transport route into Europe at a meeting today.

Funding agreement includes option for equity stakes in the project.

This now clears the way for the ultimate decision between TAP and Nabucco West. TAP remains the most advanced of the two projects, especially in terms of financing and permitting.

Azerbaijan and Turkey signed IGA on TANAP yesterday

The Trans Adriatic Pipieline AG (TAP) is today launching an “Expression of Interest”, which is a first, non-binding phase of the market test.

Being 100% privately funded, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline fully meets Italy’s requirement for infrastructure projects that don’t require public funds.

BP, the operator of the Shah Deniz natural gas field in Azerbaijan, expressed its commitment to developing TAP as the southern gas transportation route into Europe.

Kjetil Tungland, Managing Director of TAP, and Al Cook, BP’s Vice President for Shah Deniz Development, talk about why the Southern Gas Corridor is important and the contrasting challenges they face in delivering different parts of the multi-billion dollar project.

TAP has officially submitted its ESIA to the Ministry of Environment in Italy.

Më 23 shkurt tubacioni Trans Adriatik filloi një studim pranë bregdetit në veri të Vlorës, në Shqipërinë juglindore. Qëllimi i studimit është të mbledhë kampione të dheut të shtratit të detit Adriatik pranë bregdetit shqiptar, përgjatë gjurmës së mundshme të tubacionit të gazit natyror, i cili synon të sjellë gazin Kaspik në Italinë e jugut.

The purpose is to collect samples of the seabed soil near the Albanian coast.

TAP remains a strong contender to win the bid to transport Shah Deniz II gas to Europe.

You can now ask questions or leave a comment prior to the discussion at the public meeting

Statement by Kjetil Tungland, Managing Director, TAP

The goal of the investigation is to further refine the routing of the proposed pipeline, given the planned landfall location on the coast between San Foca and Torre Specchia Ruggeri in the municipality of Melendugno (Lecce).

Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) in Greece included TAP into the User Registry of the National Natural Gas System

"We have demonstrated categorically that our project is the most viable"