Offshore staff
FREDERICIA, Denmark — Commissioning of the reception terminal in Nybro, Denmark, for the recently opened Baltic Pipe system has been pushed back to Oct. 20.
The terminal will receive gas sent via the Norwegian gas pipeline Europipe II. One reason for the delay is an issue with the control systems.
“We are working hard to solve the problems, and fortunately we have good cooperation with our contractors on site," said Torben Brabo, Energinet's director of international relations.
However, the delay will not impact the volume of gas heading to Poland. As planned, Baltic Pipe was commissioned with partial capacity last Saturday, and Poland has since been receiving steady gas supplies.
The volume delivered to Poland will increase continuously until full commissioning at the end of November. Commissioning at full capacity—up to 10 Bcm per year— can take place earlier than originally planned because laying the last pipelines onshore in East Jutland and in West Funen, Denmark has progressed faster than anticipated, with the final weld on the underground gas pipeline section performed this week.
The project is organized as collaboration between Energinet and the Polish gas transmission system operator GAZ-SYSTEM. GAZ-SYSTEM is in charge of establishing a gas pipeline across the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Poland.
Baltic Pipe includes expansion of the Polish and Danish gas infrastructure. The new pipeline will expand the gas transmission capacity by up to 10 Bcm of gas per year. In comparison, the total Danish gas consumption for 2016 was 2.5 Bcm.
A compressor station in Zealand will increase the pressure of the gas in the pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
10.07.2022
