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May 14, 2014

Gas pipeline meant to break Russia's grip on EU looking for contractors
Baar, Switzerland (UPI) May 13, 2013
The consortium managing the planned Trans-Adriatic pipeline said it was seeking contractors for the onshore section planned through Greece and Albania. TAP construction through Greece and Albania is scheduled for 2016. Companies wishing to land a construction contract need to submit their bids to the consortium no later than May 26. "This is one of the largest contracts that TAP plans to award," TAP Procurement Director Knut Steinar Kvindesland said in a statement Monday. "The selection ... read more

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