{"id":9065,"date":"2025-12-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimum-te.com\/?p=9065"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:14:56","slug":"1300m-microtunnelling-safeguards-strategic-gas-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimum-te.com\/en\/oil-gas-en\/1300m-microtunnelling-safeguards-strategic-gas-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"1300m microtunnelling safeguards strategic gas supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPTIMUM is proud to have accompanied NaTran throughout the trenchless works \u2014 a combined 1300m across two microtunnel crossings \u2014 successfully completed yesterday near Aix-en-Provence in southern France.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Installed at more than 25m deep, this crossing will ensure the integrity of NaTran\u2019s DN750 pipeline against river erosion and deviations for years to come.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The works \u2013 carried out by SADE, using HK AVN 1800 machines &#8211; crossed not only under the river, but also a motorway ramp, protected woodland, a flood barrier and vineyards.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>OPTIMUM engineers have supported NaTran on this project since its inception in 2019, with feasibility studies, engineering design, as well as during the purchasing and contractor selector phase. 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