Gazprom has said that 1,219mm steel pipes with 27mm wall thickness are being used for the submerged crossing construction. The pipes were made and encased in concrete by domestic companies.
The company has said that laying gas pipes with such technical parameters in the Baidarata Bay is remarkable due to the environmental conditions. The Baidarata Bay is a gulf in the southern Kara Sea, situated between the continental coast and the Yamal Peninsula.
By 2011, the Baidarata Bay will see the construction of the first two 72km lines of the submerged crossing of the Bovanenkovo–Ukhta gas trunkline.
