South Stream cleared
for Turkish route through Black Sea
MOSCOW – Turkey’s
Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning has approved the environmental
impact assessment (EIA) report for the South Stream gas pipeline’s section
through Turkish waters.
The pipelines will
be laid more than 110 km (68 mi) offshore Turkey in the Black Sea in water
depths of up to 2,200 m (7,218 ft). Installation of the first string will start
in Russian waters later this year.
The first pipelay
vessel will enter the Turkish exclusive economic zone during 1Q 2015, and the
completed first offshore pipeline will be commissioned by late 2015.
The report assesses
potential environmental impacts caused by the construction program, including
on the seabed geology, water quality, and marine ecology.
In addition, the
report proposes various measures for the lay route including bypasses the
locations of shipwrecks.
07/30/2014
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