The Balticconnector project’s offshore pipeline has been completed. Of the five worksites of the project, the offshore pipeline was the first one to reach completion.
Balticconnector offshore pipeline construction work in the sea completed
Construction work in the sea for the Balticconnector project offshore pipeline was completed Friday 12 July 2019. Pipe laying was finished at the end of June, and the shielding work was begun in mid-June. Now that the shielding work has been finished, all construction work in the sea has been completed. Next, the offshore pipeline will […]
The buildings of the Balticconnector project’s Inkoo compressor station completed for the station’s commissioning
The commissioning inspection of the buildings at the Inkoo compressor station took place on 5 July 2019 and established that the compressor station’s buildings were ready for use. The buildings were inspected by Inkoo municipality’s building inspector and Länsi-Uusimaa Rescue Department’s inspector.
Pipe laying work of Balticconnector’s offshore pipeline completed on schedule
Laying the offshore pipeline on the seabed of the Gulf of Finland began on 20 May 2019 in Inkoo, marking a new phase in the Balticconnector project. The pipe laying, which was started on the Finnish end, progressed efficiently thanks to favourable conditions, with the end of the pipeline laid on the seabed on 14 […]
Balticconnector onshore pipeline welding work completed in Inkoo
Balticconnector’s onshore pipeline running from Pölans in Siuntio to Fjusö in Inkoo has been welded together and lowered in the excavated trench. The work on the pipeline route started with tree removals in winter 2018 and continued with excavation work in June 2018. At the moment, the work is progressing with finishing work on the […]
Pipeline installation of the offshore part of Balticconnector to begin
Pipeline installation of the offshore part of Balticconnector, the Estonian-Finnish gas interconnection, will begin today. In 2018 all preparatory offshore works were completed, and the seabed is now ready for the pipeline to be installed.
Preparatory work for the Balticconnector offshore pipeline completed
Preparatory work for the offshore pipeline of the Balticconnector project was completed in March.
Balticconnector’s compressor station’s main equipment delivered to the worksite in Inkoo
The main equipment have been delivered on Thursday 28 March 2019 to the Balticconnector project compression station in Inkoo. The equipment includes a compressor unit and its auxiliaries. Equipment installation has started and will be completed in April 2019. After that, installation work will continue with the installation of pipelines and cables related to the equipment.
Compressor station’s topping-out ceremony celebrates timely progress of construction work
The topping-out ceremony and the progress of construction work were celebrated at the Balticconnector project’s compressor and metering station worksite in Inkoo. The topping-out ceremony was held for the worksite personnel on 7 November 2018. Baltic Connector Oy’s President and CEO, Herkko Plit, was the speaker for the developer, and Nina Lindström, Managing Director of […]
Excavation work of offshore pipeline in inner archipelago completed, blasting work to begin in outer archipelago
The excavation work of the Balticconnector project began Friday 13 July. The work progressed well and was completed Monday 16 July. At the end of the week, the work will continue with blasting work in the outer archipelago, around 20 kilometres from the shore.