PORR-Denys to build gas pipeline in Poland

A consortium of PORR and Denys has secured a €68m contract from Polish natural gas transmission system operator Gaz-System.

Awarded through a tender process, the contract will be PORR’s second project for Gaz-System.

The deal will see PORR and Denys build the high-pressure gas pipeline Tworóg-Tworzeń, which will facilitate transportation of natural gas in the Opole and Silesia regions.

PORR CEO Karl-Heinz Strauss said: “This new order represents the fourth tender acquired by PORR in the energy supply sector in Poland.

“We have already managed to prove our extensive expertise in this sector of infrastructure construction multiple times over on our home market.

“There is a boom currently underway in road construction in Poland; what’s more, it’s important for us to be present in the infrastructure sector, as well as in residential, office and industrial construction.”

With a diameter of 1m and pressure of 8.4MPa, the new gas pipeline will be constructed alongside the existing pipeline across a length of 55.2km.

Construction will be co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and is expected to be completed in 26 months.

Once completed, the Tworóg-Tworzeń pipeline will form a part of the North-South gas corridor from Świnoujście, Poland, to Croatia.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Polish Petroleum and Gas Mining, Gaz-System was established in April 2004. It adopted the current name in June 2005.

The firm owns the majority of gas pipelines in Poland and is also responsible for carrying out liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal construction works at Świnoujście.