Tomorrow will see the last joint welded of ESPO-2

abarrelfull wrote on 08 Sep 2011 10:47
Tags: oil pipeline russia transneft

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Construction of the linear part of the second phase of a branch oil pipeline "Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean" will be completed on Friday, the head of OAO "AK" Transneft "Nikolay Tokarev.

"Tomorrow will be welded area Kozmino last joint of ESPO-2. Commissioning of the pipeline is provided in the following year, in the fourth quarter ahead of schedule construction for about two years" - he said Thursday during teleconference, during which he went on relationship of the Yakut village Vitim with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is on a working visit to the Maritime Territory.

According to him, the power of the pipeline will then be raised to 50 million tons per year. "Oil companies can easily increase the volume (output). Our capacity will allow them to export all the oil in an easterly direction," - he said.

• Tomorrow will see the last joint welded of ESPO-2

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