Urengoy celebrates 40 years of gas supplies

Forty years ago, on April 22, 1978, Gazprom Dobycha Urengoy’s comprehensive gas treatment unit (CGTU) No. 1 carried out the first delivery of commercial gas extracted in Urengoy. The commissioning of CGTU-1 marked the beginning of the development of the Urengoyskoye oil, gas and condensate field.

Construction of the company’s first production facility commenced on April 15, 1977. At the time, some 700 people worked simultaneously at the construction site. January 1978 saw the start of gas supplies for process needs and for the operation of a temporary boiler house. Together, Urengoy’s gasmen and builders managed to bring the comprehensive gas treatment unit onstream in a mere 12 months instead of the scheduled 28 months.

CGTU-1 was put into operation in an official ceremony on April 22, 1978. The first cubic meters of gas delivered from the Urengoyskoye field in 1978 signified a great victory for the pioneers who had endured many challenges in their endeavors.

Looking back on the early years of Urengoyskoye, industry veterans recall their optimism and enthusiasm despite the difficult working conditions and the lack of basic amenities. They lived for their work and the Great Urengoy, becoming indelibly connected with the latter.

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of gas producers, it only took a month from the launch of CGTU-1 to pump 1 billion cubic meters of Urengoy gas into the gas trunkline.