Gazprom on schedule in Yamal
Russian energy major Gazprom is on schedule in its grand development of the Yamal Peninsula. This year, the company completed about 40 km of the underwater pipeline which is to connect the peninsula with the Russian pipeline grid.
The Bovanenkovo field, one of the biggest fields in the area, will be linked with a 1100 km pipeline to Ukhta in the Komi Republic, as well as with a railway line stretching south along the Ob River. In the period 2009-2011, Gazprom will spend about 30 percent of all its construction investments in the Bovanenkovskoe field in the Yamal Peninsula and adjacent infrastructure, the company has confirmed.
In a meeting in the Gazprom headquarters yesterday, representatives of involved Gazprom subsidiaries confirmed that all operations in the development of the Bovanenkovo field are proceeding according to plans, a press release from the company reads. A total of 29 objects on the site has been constructed. In addition, about 40 km of the 72 km long pipeline across the Baydarata Bay – an arm of the Kara Sea located on western side of the Yamal Peninsula — has been completed.
When in production, the Bovanenkovo field will alone have an annual output of 115 billion cubic meters of gas. That will later be increased to 140 billion cubic meters per year, Gazprom informs. When fully developed, all of the Yamal peninsula will produce up to 225 billion cubic meters per year, thus giving a major boost to Gazprom’s total production.
Read more about the Yamal Peninsula in BarentsObserver’s Yamal section
