Baltic Pipeline System-II
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The Baltic Pipeline System-2 (BPS-2, ) is a second trunk line of the Baltic Pipeline System
. The construction is constructed and operated operated by Russian oil pipeline company Transneft
. The BPS-2 was completed in 2011 and will become operational by early 2012.
at the beginning of January 2007, and was approved by the Russian government on 21 May 2007.
Although in April 2008 Russia's Ministry of Industry and Energy submitted a negative profitability report regarding the pipeline, Russia opted to develop its own infrastructure for exporting hydrocarbons, bypassing former Soviet transit countries. The main
goal of the pipeline is to protect Russia and its partners from the transit countries' possible decisions to raise tariffs or siphon off hydrocarbons. On 1 December 2008 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
signed a decree ordering construction.
The construction started on 10 June 2009. Construction was completed in October 2011. The opening of export terminal at Ust-Luga was postponed until 2012 due to damage by landslips.
junction of the Druzhba pipeline
near the Russia-Belarus border to the Ust-Luga
terminal on the Gulf of Finland
. The length of the pipeline from Unecha to Ust-Luga is 998 kilometres (620.1 mi) and the length of the branch line to Kirishi oil refinery
is 172 kilometres (106.9 mi). The pipeline passes Bryansk
, Smolensk
, Tver
, Novgorod
, and Leningrad
regions.
of oil per year, which at the second stage will be upgraded to 50 million tons. Of this, 12 million tons will be transported to Ust-Luga and 12 million tons Kirishi refinery
. Diameter of the pipeline will vary between 1020 and 1067 mm (40.2 and 42 in).
The construction cost is estimated at US$4 billion. The second stage is expected to be completed by December 2013.
The pipeline will have eight pumping stations. On the first stage two new pumping stations were built and two pumping stations (in Unecha and Andreapol) were renovated. On the second stage four new pumping stations will be added and the pumping station №7 will be equipped with a tank farm
with a capacity of 80000 cubic metres (2,825,173.3 cu ft). In addition, the oil terminal in Ust-Luga was built.
Baltic Pipeline System
The Baltic Pipeline System is a Russian oil transport system operated by the oil pipeline company Transneft. The BPS transports oil from the Timan-Pechora region, West Siberia and Urals-Volga regions to Primorsk oil terminal at the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland.-History:The project started...
. The construction is constructed and operated operated by Russian oil pipeline company Transneft
Transneft
Transneft is a Russian state-owned business responsible for the national oil pipelines. It was founded in 1993 and owns the largest oil pipeline system in the world, with a total network length of almost...
. The BPS-2 was completed in 2011 and will become operational by early 2012.
History
The project was proposed after an oil transit dispute between Russia and BelarusRussia-Belarus energy dispute
The Russia–Belarus energy dispute began when Russian state-owned gas supplier Gazprom demanded an increase in gas prices paid by Belarus, a country which has been closely allied with Moscow and forms a loose union state with Russia...
at the beginning of January 2007, and was approved by the Russian government on 21 May 2007.
Although in April 2008 Russia's Ministry of Industry and Energy submitted a negative profitability report regarding the pipeline, Russia opted to develop its own infrastructure for exporting hydrocarbons, bypassing former Soviet transit countries. The main
goal of the pipeline is to protect Russia and its partners from the transit countries' possible decisions to raise tariffs or siphon off hydrocarbons. On 1 December 2008 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
signed a decree ordering construction.
The construction started on 10 June 2009. Construction was completed in October 2011. The opening of export terminal at Ust-Luga was postponed until 2012 due to damage by landslips.
Route
The 1170 kilometres (727 mi) long pipeline system runs from the UnechaUnecha
Unecha is a town and the administrative center of Unechsky District of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Unecha River southwest of Bryansk. Population: Town status was granted to it in 1940....
junction of the Druzhba pipeline
Druzhba pipeline
The Druzhba pipeline is the world's longest oil pipeline and in fact one of the biggest oil pipeline networks in the world. It carries oil some from the eastern part of the European Russia to points in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Germany...
near the Russia-Belarus border to the Ust-Luga
Ust-Luga
Ust-Luga is a settlement and railway station in Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Luga River near its entry into the Luga Bay of the Gulf of Finland, about west of St. Petersburg....
terminal on the Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Finland
The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland and Estonia all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. Other major cities around the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn...
. The length of the pipeline from Unecha to Ust-Luga is 998 kilometres (620.1 mi) and the length of the branch line to Kirishi oil refinery
Kinef
Kinef is a Russian joint stock production association operating a large oil refinery based in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast. It is a subsidiary of Surgutneftegaz. The Kirishi refinery is the only one in Northwestern Russia.Construction of the refinery had begun in 1961 in an area devastated by World...
is 172 kilometres (106.9 mi). The pipeline passes Bryansk
Bryansk Oblast
Bryansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Bryansk. Population: 1,278,087 .-History:...
, Smolensk
Smolensk Oblast
Smolensk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its area is . Population: -Geography:The administrative center of Smolensk Oblast is the city of Smolensk. Other ancient towns include Vyazma and Dorogobuzh....
, Tver
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was named Kalinin Oblast after Mikhail Kalinin. Population: Tver Oblast is an area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno...
, Novgorod
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located there...
, and Leningrad
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position...
regions.
Technical description
The initial capacity of the pipeline at the first stage is 10 million tonsTonne
The tonne, known as the metric ton in the US , often put pleonastically as "metric tonne" to avoid confusion with ton, is a metric system unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. The tonne is not an International System of Units unit, but is accepted for use with the SI...
of oil per year, which at the second stage will be upgraded to 50 million tons. Of this, 12 million tons will be transported to Ust-Luga and 12 million tons Kirishi refinery
Kinef
Kinef is a Russian joint stock production association operating a large oil refinery based in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast. It is a subsidiary of Surgutneftegaz. The Kirishi refinery is the only one in Northwestern Russia.Construction of the refinery had begun in 1961 in an area devastated by World...
. Diameter of the pipeline will vary between 1020 and 1067 mm (40.2 and 42 in).
The construction cost is estimated at US$4 billion. The second stage is expected to be completed by December 2013.
The pipeline will have eight pumping stations. On the first stage two new pumping stations were built and two pumping stations (in Unecha and Andreapol) were renovated. On the second stage four new pumping stations will be added and the pumping station №7 will be equipped with a tank farm
Oil depot
An oil depot is an industrial facility for the storage of oil and/or petrochemical products and from which these products are usually transported to end users or further storage facilities...
with a capacity of 80000 cubic metres (2,825,173.3 cu ft). In addition, the oil terminal in Ust-Luga was built.