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       Estonian TSO says work on Paldiski LNG



       terminal connection going according to plan






        TERMINALS        THE construction of the pipeline connection of  have the capacity to import Liquefied Natural
                         the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near  Gas (LNG) via a floating terminal moored off
                         Estonia’s port of Paldiski are moving forward  the Port of Paldiski by November.
                         without a snag, Estonian transmission system   Elering announced in early June that prepara-
                         operator (TSO) Elering said, BNS, a Baltic news  tions for the construction of the pipeline connec-
                         agency, announced on August 3.       tion of the future Paldiski LNG terminal, which
                           “The welding of the pipe sections has started  began in early spring, reached real construction
                         in the area on land, directional drilling through  activity, with TSO Elering’s gas infrastructure
                         the klint has been successfully carried out, a tap  maintenance and construction partner Con-
                         node for the connection pipeline is being built on  necto AS as the main contractor.
                         the territory of the Elering compressor station.   The construction of the connection to be built
                         The construction of the trench in the sea part of  by Elering will be divided into four major phases:
                         the pipe connection has started and the weld-  onshore pipeline from the compression station
                         ing of the pipe sections is also starting, which is  to the sea, offshore pipeline from the coast to the
                         preparation for the installation of the sea pipe,”  mooring quay, the gas equipment on the moor-
                         spokesman for Elering Ain Koster told BNS.  ing quay and the connection device between
                           According to Koster, the materials critical  the quay and the floating terminal to receive gas
                         for construction are available and the expected  from the vessel. The length of the connection
                         deadline for the completion of the works is still  from the compression station to the mooring
                         the end of November.                 quay is approximately 1.2 kilometers.™
                           As reported by bne IntelliNews, Estonia will















































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