Russia’s strategy to expand its network of pipelines was rewarded in late January, 2017 when President Vladimir Putin announced the commissioning of three pipelines as feeders to connect that country’s natural gas to Europe and oil lines to refineries in Asia-Pacific.
The first, operated by Gazprom, is the Bovanenkovo-Ukhta 2 natural gas line, along with two new compressors stations from 88 wells. The pipeline runs 1 265 kilometres and connects the Bovanenkovo oil and gas condensate field to the northern corridor of the Unified Gas Supply System. It has a capacity to ship 263 cubic metres/day or 115 billion cubic metres/year. It is part of the new export route from Yamal across the Baltic Sea to Germany through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
The Zapolyarye-Purpe oil pipeline, operated by Transneft, is a 488 kilometre line, which also includes about 1 200 kilometres of supply lines, a high-voltage power line, three pumping stations, and the expansion of the Purpe pumping station. This line has a throughput capacity of 900 thousand barrels/day and will ultimately connect to the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline.
The third line, Kuyumba-Taishet, is a joint venture between Rosneft and Gazprom Neft. Is a 700 kilometre line, includes a pumping station and connects to the Komsomolsk and Khabarov refineries. It has a throughput capacity of 173 thousand barrels/day today, although those volumes are expected to rise to 300 thousand barrels/day by 2023.
#Russia #Gazprom #Bovanenkovo #Bovanenkovo-Ukhta #Zapolyarye-Purpe #Transneft #oil #oilandgas #pipeline #pipelines #Putin #Europe
