Strategy
The September 2007 Order by the Russian Federation Industry and Energy Ministry approved the Development Program for an integrated gas production, transportation and supply system in Eastern Siberia and the Far East, taking into account potential gas exports to China and other Asia-Pacific countries (Eastern Gas Program). Gazprom was appointed by the Russian Government as the Program execution coordinator.
The Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok gas transmission system will enable to supply gas to most consumers of the Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais, Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Sakhalin Oblast
Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok
The Eastern Gas Program prioritizes, inter alia, construction and development of the Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok gas transmission system (GTS). The system will enable to supply gas to most consumers in the Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais, Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Sakhalin Oblast. The Sakhalin offshore fields including those within the Sakhalin III project will be the main resource base for the GTS development.
Project customer
Gazprom invest Vostok (Gazprom’s wholly owned subsidiary established pursuant to the resolution by the Board of Directors in 2007) was appointed as Gazprom’s investment projects customer within the Eastern Gas Program implementation.
Parameters
The total length of the GTS route will exceed 1,800 kilometers. Once the system reaches its full capacity with 14 compressor stations, it will be able to convey some 30 billion cubic meters of the Sakhalin gas per year.
The gas pipeline’s first startup complex featuring a throughout capacity of over 5 billion cubic meters a year envisages construction of a 1,350 kilometer linepipe and a 32 MW main compressor station in the northern part of the Sakhalin Island.
Gazprom transgaz Tomsk was appointed the gas pipeline operator.
Commissioning
The gas pipeline is to secure gas supply to Vladivostok and power generating capacities commissioning in the Primorsky Krai, particularly those intended for the 2012 APEC Summit.
On the Russian Government instruction, Gazprom will put the Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok gas transmission system into operation and begin gas supplies to the Primorsky Krai in 2011.
Current status
In 2008 Gazprom started designing the Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok gas transmission system.
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Ananenkov during ceremonial welding of the Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok gas transmission system first joint
The first joint of the Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok gas pipeline was welded on July 31, 2009.
In November 2010 the final stage of the gas pipeline construction commenced – 1,000 kilometers were welded up as part of the first startup complex out of the 1,350 kilometer linepipe.
In early February 2011 a 1,188 kilometer section of the linepipe was welded. Gas compressor equipment is being installed at the Sakhalin main compressor station.
