Strategy
Gazprom is implementing the strategic task aimed at building up the upstream sector. Promising fields are to be developed simultaneously with the comprehensive and synchronized upgrade of gas production, transmission, processing and storage capacities. In particular, the Northern Tyumen Regions (SRTO) – Torzhok gas trunkline is being built today in order to withdraw additional gas volumes from the Nadym-Pur-Taz region.
The SRTO – Torzhok gas pipeline will be a crucial element of the multi-line Urengoy – Nadym – Peregrebnoye – Ukhta – Torzhok gas transmission system which is currently operational. The project is primarily targeted at supplying more gas to consumers in Northwestern Russia and securing gas exports via the Yamal – Europe gas pipeline.
Facts and figures
The gas pipeline route runs from the Urengoy field in Western Siberia to the town of Torzhok – a node of the Russian Unified Gas Supply System (UGSS).
13 compressor stations (CS) totally generating 968 MW are located along the 2,200-kilometer gas pipeline. Its annual design capacity varies between 20.5 and 28.5 billion cubic meters at various sections.
The pipeline construction started in 1995. Its linear part was brought onstream in 2006.
Current Status
10 CS were constructed with 743 MW of aggregate capacity as at December 31, 2009. Another 3 CS will be brought onstream in parallel with the Bovanenkovo – Ukhta gas pipeline commissioning in 2012.