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This paper discusses the engineering and geological issues encountered during the construction of the trans-Black Sea pipeline that carries natural gas from Russia into Turkey (the Blue Stream). This project was carried out during 2001–2002 by a consortium venture by the Gazprom Co. (Russia) and the Italian ENI group; it is one of the most ambitious engineering projects undertaken in Russia in recent decades. Many technical decisions implemented in this project have no known analogues elsewhere in the world. The marine section of the route, submerged to a depth for the most part in excess of 2,000 m, posed the greatest difficulty for construction. Field studies were supplemented by a huge number of laboratory tests of seabed sediments and water samples, which provided unique data about the engineering geological conditions along the seabed route of pipeline.
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Osipov, V.I. (2015). Environmental Security Issues Associated with Submerged Cross-Border Pipelines (A Case Study of the Blue Stream Gas Pipeline). In: Culshaw, M., Osipov, V., Booth, S., Victorov, A. (eds) Environmental Security of the European Cross-Border Energy Supply Infrastructure. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9538-8_1
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