The EuroAsia Interconnector will be the first energy bridge between Europe and Asia, linking Greek, Cypriot and Israeli power grids via the world’s longest submarine power cable ever built. The cableâ€s length of 540 nautical miles (1,000 km), water depth of 2000 metres below sea level and its 2000 megawatts capacity make it the most ambitious electricity connector project in the world.
It will transmit energy in either direction, ending the electricity isolation of Israel, Cyprus and parts of Greece, enhancing the Trans-European network of electricity grids, while contributing to the better utilisation of renewable and low-carbon emission sources of energy.

During the ceremony, Nasos Ktorides, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and driving force behind the project, declared that “the fact that the EuroAsia InterConnector fulfils the general criteria of the Projects of Common Interest (PCI) plan and has been proposed by the European Commission to be labelled as an electricity highway, proves the significance of the project and the beneficial impact it will have on future generations of European consumers seeking cheaper, efficient and low-carbon emission energy.” It is estimated that the expected Social Economic Benefit by the EuroAsia Interconnector will be 10 billion euro. This project, in fact, offers significant economic and geopolitical benefits to the involved countries and contributes to the European Unionâ€s target for 10% of electricity interconnection between Member States.
The discovery of vast natural gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean within Cyprus, Israeli and Egyptian maritime zones that are expected to be on stream by the end of the decade, has also contributed to the importance of this Trans-Continental project that will effectively help reduce the carbon emission rates of the producer and consumer national grids linked to this “energy highway” project.

After the signing ceremony, Gianluca Marini of CESI said that “we are excited to be involved with this ‘electricity highway†that will help the united European energy market cope with an increasingly variable and decentralised electricity supply and flexible electricity demand. The technical survey for the design of the EuroAsia InterConnector, as well as the environmental impact study awarded to CESI will also prove the capability of European-made innovation and self-reliance in a highly competitive global market”. Pietro Basciano of GAS S.r.l. added that “the reconnaissance study to determine the preferred route of the EuroAsia InterConnector involves one of the most challenging sub-sea terrains of the Mediterranean. And so, this in itself is a challenge to us and we thank the project promoters for choosing us for this vital aspect of the interconnector”.

Work on the initial 329-kilometre cable link between Israel and Cyprus is expected to begin in 2017 and be completed in 2019. The second phase will connect the Greek island of Crete to Attica in mainland Greece in 2020 and the third and final phase will connect the cable from Cyprus to Crete with a view of full implementation of the “electricity highway” by 2022.

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GAS, member of Lighthouse Group, has been awarded a long term contract from SAIPEM to provide offshore survey services on board the dive-support vessel AKADEMIK TOFIK ISMAYILOV during the installation of the export and infield pipelines for the Stage II development of the Shah Deniz field which will ultimately deliver gas to Europe from Azerbaijan. The field is located 90 km offshore Azerbaijan, in water depths between 75 m and 550 m. The contractâ€s scope of work includes Touch Down Monitoring during the pipelay, As-Laid, As-Built and Out-of-Straightness surveys over 360 km of pipelines.

Since 2012, GAS has built a solid presence in the area and this contractâ€s award consolidates its position as one of the main Contractor for Survey and Positioning services in the offshore sector of the Caspian Sea, a strategic area for the oil and gas industry. In Baku, GAS has a 24-hours operative office, with a pull of professional staff comprising of geologists, geophysicists, surveyors, engineers, LBL technicians and a full spread of survey equipment which includes, but are not limited to, the latest technologies of LBL underwater acoustic equipment, ROVs and AUV.

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OHSAS 18001:2007 is the internationally applied International standard for occupational health and safety management systems. It exists to help all kinds of organizations put in place demonstrably sound occupational health and safety performance. It can be considered the widest recognized and popular occupational health and safety management system all over the world. This certification is really important for our Company, it helps to create the best possible working conditions across your organization; to identify hazards and put in place controls to manage them; to reduce workplace accidents and illness to cut related costs and downtime and to engage and motivate staff with better, safer working conditions; Demonstrate compliance to customers and suppliers

ISO 14001:2004 is a family of standards related to environmental management that exists to help organizations to minimize how their operations (processes, etc.) negatively affect the environment, but also to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmentally oriented requirements. The benefits of using ISO 14001:2004 can include a reduced cost of waste management; savings in consumption of energy and materials; a lower distribution costs; an improved corporate image among regulators, customers and the public.

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For the first time our Company supported the Geoday, the two-day long event organized by the Department of Geological Sciences of the University of Bologna to celebrate the four centuries of the Faculty in our city. Open museums and open lessons; stands where it will be possible discover something more about vulcanology, speleology and petrografy; tours around the medieval centre of Bologna with guides that will show you something you never noticed before…A great event that last year registered thousands of participants.

The participation at the Geoday has been really positive for our Company, the event presented interesting opportunities to meet students and teachers, to talk about Geology with visitors, academics, researchers… and to spread the knowledge of our reality.

Discover all the photos of the event on our flickr stream!

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The exhibition was officially opened by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijani, His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, and as a tradition he congratulated the participants, visitors and organizers of the event. In his speech, the president stressed on the importance of the role of the Oil and Gas industry in his country which has propelled the rapid development of Azerbaijanâ€s economy, and gave an assessment of the relevance and of the oil and gas exhibition, which has, for more than twenty years, been the flagship industry event.

This year is very significant in the history of Azerbaijan oil and gas industry as the country celebrates the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Contract of the Century. The first Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference opened in September 1994 on the eve of the signing of the Contract of the Century, which marked the beginning of a new period of development in the oil industry as well as the growth of the economy of Azerbaijan. At that time the initiative of holding the first specialized exhibition in the oil and gas industry in Azerbaijan was vigorously supported by the founder of the nation, his Excellency the late Heydar Aliyev, father of the current president His Excellency IIham Aliyev . Since then, Caspian Oil and Gas exhibition has become a meeting place for leading professionals in the fields of oil and gas, where agreements and contracts on future cooperation are signed. In the lounge of Baku Expo Centre the organizers of the event had set up a special display dedicated to the anniversary of the signing of the Contract of the Century, its history and achievements.

The impact of the COG 2014 on GAS has been positive, the event presented a greater opportunity to strengthen existing relationships and meet new opportunities of business, especially considering the great growth of our branch in Baku, that in less than two years has been able to solidify its position in the region, being involved in major oil and gas projects of the Caspian region. GAS†CEO Pietro Basciano had described GAS Baku Branchâ€s successful story to AzerNews Newspaper, in an interesting interview we invite you to read!

We took some photos of the exhibition, discover them in our flickr stream !

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According to the organization, Oceanology International 2014 has been the largest event of its series with approximately 8.400 attendees and 528 exhibiting companies from 35 countries. The exhibition hall hosted the worldâ€s largest display of state-of-the-art marine technologies, many being launched exclusively at OI 2014.
Discover more in our flickr gallery!

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Azerbaijan sounds really attractive for different reasons, not only for its Oil & Gas field, but also for its strong will to be international, modern and competitive: Baku is a cosmopolitan and attractive centre, the most important of the whole Caucasian area.
In spite of this, we are not afraid of competition, because we strongly believe in our expertise and proficiency. We have built our company around the concept of reliability and deep knowledge, we follow our customers in every phase of the project and we are sure to give our best every time.

We are also aware of the strong bilateral relationship existing between Azerbaijan and Italy, characterized by a long tradition of business and cooperation, which we are interested in keeping strong and substantial.

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