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RINA participates to the project of expansion of terminal GNL of Revithoussa in Greece
Created joint venture between RINA Services, Of Appolonia and the Greek Exergy
December 5, 2012
The society of classification and certification RINA is involved in the development of the project of widening of terminal GNL of Revithoussa, in Greece. The assignment, assigned from DESFA (Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator S.A.), regards various aspects: from the services of ingegneristica advising, to the appraisals of environmental impact and social until the studies on safety.
The structural widening of terminal GNL of Revithoussa will now increase the gas capacity in escape until 1,400 Nm3/h (normal cubic metres/), with a peak in escape of 1.650 Nm3/h. Currently the terminal is constituted by a wharf for the mooring of ships liquefied gas tankers and the drainage of GNL, two storage tanks to control total, plus under construction, equipement for the regasification and the shipment to the net. The terminal is situated in a island to the west of Athens and currently draft between the 0.51 and 0,68 billion cubic metres of gas per year, supplied from the society Sonatrach Algerian. The expansion project will analyze the potential interferences is with the structure of existing terminal GNL, is with the third tank about to construction.
"the RINA - Angelo Lo Nigro has explained, energy developement manager of group RINA - has been chosen in order to collaborate to this project of expansion thanks to its pluriennale experience matured in the field of the gas as well as for the diversified competences that it knows to put in field thanks to own specialistic resources".
For the execution of the project it is created joint venture between RINA Services Spa, Of Appolonia Spa (society of ingegneristiche advisings of the group RINA) and the Greek Exergia S.A. Moreover Projenia will be in charge of the planning of the cryogenic structures, while Of Appolonia it will be in charge of the realization of environmental studies of safety and while the phases tied to the permitting will be entrusted to Exergy.
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