Yamal pipeline laying proceeds
Gazprom is continuing the laying of a 70 km long underwater pipeline across the Baydarata Bay. The pipeline will link the huge Bovanenkovo field with the Russian west-bound pipeline grid.
According Regnum, the research vessel “Ivan Petrov” on 28 July heads towards the Baydarata Bay to assist in the pipeline laying. The underwater pipeline is part of the 1100 km long Bovanenkovo-Ukhta pipeline. The “Ivan Petrov” is well suited for the mission, expedition leader Yury Ifutin says to Regnum. It is capable of operating in any weather condition and it is compact, easy to maneuver and can take on many various task, he maintains. Last summer about 40 km of the pipeline was completed. Climate in the area is shallow and storms are common. The waters in the bay are shallow. As BarentsObserver reported in June, Gazprom has decided to postpone the launch of the Bovanenkovo field one year, from 2011 to 2012.
