Pori LNG terminal in Finland is near completion

Progress in the construction of the Pori Tahkoluoto LNG terminal, in Finland, is being made on schedule.

The offshore sections of the roughly 12-km natural gas pipeline constructed the Kappelinsunti and

Eteläselkä from the LNG terminal to the Kaanaa industrial park have now been completed. More than 3

km of pipe has been installed in the seabed.

Pipelaying for the onshore sections will continue throughout the spring and will be completed in May

2016. The offshore sections of the natural gas pipeline constructed from the Pori LNG terminal to

Kaanaa industrial park has been installed underground around 70% of the entire section.

“Trenching and pipelaying took place in challenging conditions in the Eteläselkä offshore area in

particular. In the autumn the winds were high, and towards the end we were also slowed down by the

arrival of winter. The special sections still remaining are the crossings under the Reposaarentie road in

the Tirrinsanta area and under the railway tracks in the Kaanaa area. The Katava and Mäntyluoto valve

stations will be installed during March,” said Project Manager Eero Isoranta from Gasum.

The Skangas natural gas pipeline construction project was launched in August 2015. The main contractor

is Destia Ltd, while Gasum is responsible for project design and implementation. The pipeline will be

ready for use early May 2016, and the flow of gas in the pipeline will begin in August when the LNG

import terminal becomes operational. The main gas user in the Kaanaa industrial park is Huntsman

Pigments, Additives Oy and Porin Prosessivoima.

NGS INDIA