Kharyaga-Usa Oil Pipeline

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Kharyaga-Usa Oil Pipeline is an operating oil pipeline in Russia.

Location

The pipeline runs from Kharyaga oil field to Usa, Komi Republic, Russia.

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Project details

• Operator: Lukoil-Komi
• Owner: PJSC Lukoil
• Parent company: PJSC Lukoil
• Capacity: 12 mtpa
• Length: 150 km
• Diameter: 530 mm
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 1989
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure: Baltic Pipeline System, Usa-Ukhta Oil Pipeline

Background

Environment and social impacts

The pipeline "Vozey-Golovnye sooruzheniya" commissioned in 1975 and later integrated into the Kharyaga-Usa pipeline, burst in 1994, causing a massive oil spill. The spill is estimated at two million barrels over 79 hectares with the depth varying from a few centimeters to a meter. The Kolva river was significantly damaged. The pipeline has been extremely worn down, with multiple smaller accidents covered up with no consideration for the necessary replacement of the pipeline. The cause of the spill is said to be negligence.