Gazprom expanding Far East natural gas pipeline
OAO Gazprom is expanding the Sakhalin–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok gas trunkline between Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East. More than 300 km of 48-in. OD pipe–in excess of 75% of the new leg’s overall length–has been welded.
The new section will supply gas to consumers in Khabarovsk Territory, and establish new connections for consumers receiving gas via the Okha – Komsomolsk-on-Amur gas pipeline, which is slated for potential decommissioning.
In September 2020, Gazprom and the Khabarovsk Territory approved a program for gas supply and gas infrastructure expansion in the region for a new 5-year period, 2021-25. The company’s investments in the program will total RUB 5.49 billion ($72 million) – a 3.2-fold increase against the investments made 2016–20. Gazprom is planning to build 14 inter-settlement gas pipelines, 9.3 km of gas pipeline branches, and six gas distribution stations.
Once complete, the project will supply 20 communities in the Amursky, Bikinsky, Khabarovsky, Komsomolsky, and Ulchsky Districts, as well as potential industrial consumers such as a mining and processing plant in Nanaisky District.
