Azerbaijan, Baku, May 3 / Trend A. Badalova /
Europipe GmbH will participate in the pre-qualification tender for the Nabucco pipeline venture, Marlene Stille, a spokeswoman for the company, said.
Nabucco started the prequalification tender for long lead items including line pipes, valves and bends in April. The overall value of prequalification package is 3.5 billion euros. The tender runs through May 17.
Nabucco gas pipeline project worth €7.9 billion envisages gas supply from the Caspian region to EU countries. Participants of the project are Austrian OMV, Hungarian MOL, Bulgarian Bulgargaz, Romanian Transgaz, Turkish Botas and German RWE companies. Each of participants has equal share to the amount of 16.67 percent.
Europipe company participates in the Russian project of Nord Stream pipeline as a supplier of pipes. It will provide 65 percent of pipe supply.