Giurgiu–Ruse pipeline
Encyclopedia
The Giurgiu–Ruse pipeline will be a natural gas
pipeline
from Giurgiu
in Romania
to Ruse in Bulgaria
diversifying natural gas suppliers and delivery routes for the two countries and connects the two natural gas national grids. The Giurgiu–Ruse pipeline will be part of the larger New European Transmission System
meant to unite Central
and South Eastern Europe's natural gas transmission networks.
Preparations for the project started in 2010 and the intergovernmental agreement between Romania
and Bulgaria
was signed in November 2010. The project is developed by the consortium of two companies. The final investment decision was made at the end of 2010. The pipeline is expected to be operational by February 2012 and it will carry a minimum of 0.5 billion cubic meters and a maximum of 1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year.
and Bulgarian gas company Bulgartransgaz
was signed in November 2010. The intergovernmental agreement to build a natural gas pipeline between the two countries was also signed in November 2010 in Ruse. The pipeline is supposed to be inaugurated in February 2012.
, and two natural gas measuring stations in both Giurgiu
and Ruse. The diameter of pipeline will be 19.7 inches (500.4 mm) and the capacity will be a maximum 1.5 billion cubic meter (bcm) of natural gas per annum. The total cost of the pipeline will be around €23.8 million (US$31 million) and the construction cost will be 42.4% for the Romanian section and 57.6% for the Bulgarian section. The two sections will meet near the Bulgarian/Romanian border under the Danube river
.
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
pipeline
Pipeline transport
Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly, liquids and gases are sent, but pneumatic tubes that transport solid capsules using compressed air are also used....
from Giurgiu
Giurgiu
Giurgiu is the capital city of Giurgiu County, Romania, in the Greater Wallachia. It is situated amid mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Rousse on the opposite bank. Three small islands face the city, and a larger one shelters its port, Smarda...
in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
to Ruse in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
diversifying natural gas suppliers and delivery routes for the two countries and connects the two natural gas national grids. The Giurgiu–Ruse pipeline will be part of the larger New European Transmission System
New European Transmission System
The New European Transmission System is a project to unite Central and South Eastern Europe's natural gas transmission networks by creating a common gas transmission system operator...
meant to unite Central
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
and South Eastern Europe's natural gas transmission networks.
Preparations for the project started in 2010 and the intergovernmental agreement between Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
was signed in November 2010. The project is developed by the consortium of two companies. The final investment decision was made at the end of 2010. The pipeline is expected to be operational by February 2012 and it will carry a minimum of 0.5 billion cubic meters and a maximum of 1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year.
History
The agreement between the Romanian gas company TransgazTransgaz
Transgaz , is a state-owned company, which is the technical operator of the national natural gas transmission system in Romania. The company handled in 2006 a quantity of 15.85 billion m³ of natural gas....
and Bulgarian gas company Bulgartransgaz
Bulgartransgaz
Bulgartransgaz EAD is a natural gas transmission and storage system operator of Bulgaria. It is a subsidiary of Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD. Bulgartransgaz was created on 15 January 2007 in Sofia. In November 2009, the Bulgarian Government decided to list the company at the Bulgarian Stock...
was signed in November 2010. The intergovernmental agreement to build a natural gas pipeline between the two countries was also signed in November 2010 in Ruse. The pipeline is supposed to be inaugurated in February 2012.
Technical description
The length of the Romanian section will be 9.27 kilometres (5.8 mi). The length of Bulgarian section will be 16.73 kilometres (10 mi). The pipeline will also have a 4.14 kilometres (3 mi) section that will be built under the Danube riverDanube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
, and two natural gas measuring stations in both Giurgiu
Giurgiu
Giurgiu is the capital city of Giurgiu County, Romania, in the Greater Wallachia. It is situated amid mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Rousse on the opposite bank. Three small islands face the city, and a larger one shelters its port, Smarda...
and Ruse. The diameter of pipeline will be 19.7 inches (500.4 mm) and the capacity will be a maximum 1.5 billion cubic meter (bcm) of natural gas per annum. The total cost of the pipeline will be around €23.8 million (US$31 million) and the construction cost will be 42.4% for the Romanian section and 57.6% for the Bulgarian section. The two sections will meet near the Bulgarian/Romanian border under the Danube river
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
.