The Eastern Siberia – Pacific Ocean oil pipeline (ESPO pipeline, Russian: Восточный нефтепровод) is a 4,700 kilometres (2,900 mi) long pipeline system to export Russian crude oil to the Asia-Pacific markets (Japan, China, Korea). Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Asia-Pacific or APAC is the area generally regarded as encompassing Littoral East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia near the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The pipeline is being laid by the route of Taishet-Kazachinskoe-Skovorodino-Perevoznaya–Kozmino. Tayshet (Тайше́т is a Town and a Railroad junction in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Skovorodino (Сковородино is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located in the upper stream of the Bolshoy Never River some 669 km From Skovorodino the branch pipeline would extend to Daqing, China. Daqing ( formerly spelled "Taching" (pronounced Da Tshing is a city in northeast China in the Heilongjiang province. [1]
Because of protests of environmental organizations, the pipeline route was moved 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal (о́зеро Байка́л Ozero Baykal, ˈozʲɪrə bʌjˈkɑl Байгал нуур Baygal nuur) is in Southern Siberia in Russia The pipeline will be operated by Russian pipeline company Transneft. Transneft (Транснефть is a Russian state-owned business which runs the Oil pipelines of the country
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Technical features
The capacity of the first stage of 1,220 millimetres (48 in) diameter pipeline will be 80 millions tons of crude oil per year. The pipeline will consist 32 pumping stations, including 13 with tank farms with total capacity of 2. 67 million cubic meter. The capacity of the link to China will be 30 millions tons of crude oil per year. [2]
For feeding pumping stations with electricity, a 35 MW power station will be build near the town of Olyokminsk in the Sakha Republic. Olyokminsk (Олёкминск is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, 651 km southwest The Sakha Republic (Yakutia (Респу́блика Саха́ (Яку́тия Саха Республиката is a federal subject of Russia (a Republic It will be fired by the crude oil from the ESPO pipeline. The power station will be designed for independent operation in demanding arctic temperature conditions. [3]
The terminal at Kozmino will have a tank farm with capacity of 350,000 cubic meters. The loading capacity of the terminal will be 300,000 barrels per day. [4]
Construction
The construction of 2,757 km (1,713 mi) long first stage of the pipeline started in April 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This first section will run from Taishet in Irkutsk Oblast to Skovorodino in Amur Oblast. Irkutsk Oblast (Ирку́тская о́бласть Irkutskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) located in south-eastern Amur Oblast (Аму́рская о́бласть Amurskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) situated about 8000 km From Skorovodino, an extension will be built to China. The first stage consists also construction of an export terminal in Primorsky Krai. Primorsky Krai (Примо́рский край also known as Primorye (ru Примо́рье is a federal subject of Russia (a Krai) The pipeline is being built by Systema SpecStroy, Krasnodarstroytransgaz, Vostok Stroy, Promstroy, Amerco Int. and IP Set Spb. [5] Five 16V32 crude oil-fired engines for the pipeline-related power station will be delivered in summer 2008 by Wärtsilä. Wärtsilä is a Finnish manufacturer of large ( Diesel) engines and Power plants The core business of Wärtsilä is marine diesel engines [3]
On 22 November 2007, Transneft announced the first phase pipeline was 41% complete instead of a projected 60%, while pumping stations were 24% ready instead of 56%. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [6] The first stage of the pipeline with the total cost of US$12. 27 billion and the export terminal with cost of US$1. 74 billion are planned to be completed in the third quarter of 2009. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. [7]
Construction of the 2,100 km (1,300 mi) long second stage from Skovorodino to the Pacific Ocean would start after launch of the first stage. It could be commissioned between 2015-2017. [8][9]
Recourse base
The pipeline will be supplied from the oil fields of Tomsk Oblast and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Western Siberia along the existing Omsk-Irkutsk pipeline that will join the new project in Taishet, as well as oil provinces of Eastern Siberia. Tomsk Oblast (То́мская о́бласть Tomskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra (Ха́нты-Манси́йский автоно́мный о́круг — Югра́ Khanty-Mansiysky avtonomny okrug – Yugra At the initial stage 22 million tons of oil will be supplied by Rosneft and 8 million tons by Surgutneftegaz. OAO Rosneft Oil Company ( Роснефть) () is an integrated petroleum company owned by the Russian Government JSC Surgutneftegas () is a major oil and gas joint stock company of Russia that united several previously state-owned enterprises with large oil and gas reserves in Western
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References
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- ^ Tanya Mosolova. "Russia delays Asian oil pipeline to Q3 2009", Reuters, 2007-12-27. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Retrieved on 2008-03-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
- ^ "С.Вайншток: Проблем с наполнением второй очереди ВСТО не будет", Vedomosti, 2007-04-28. Vedomosti ( Russian: Ведомости literally "The Record" is a Russian language business daily Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Retrieved on 2007-05-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ "Russian Official: Phase 2 of ESPO Could Be Online in 2015-2017", Downstream OToday, 2007-09-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
External links
- The Oil pipeline system Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean, by Transneft
- Transneft Sets to Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean Oil Pipeline, by Kommersant, 18 April 2006
- Russia orders oil pipeline to Pacific, by China Daily, 1 January 2006
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