Power of Siberia Gas Pipeline

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Power of Siberia Gas Pipeline (Russian: Газопровод Сила Сибири) is an operating gas pipeline in Russia.[1][2]

Location

Location, Phase I (Chayanda-Chinese Border Gas Pipeline)

The first section of the pipeline runs from the Chayandinskoye field (Chayanda, Yakutia) to Blagoveshchensk, Russia.[3]

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Location, Phase II (Kovykta-Chaynda Gas Pipeline)

The second phase runs from the Chayandinskoye field (Chayanda, Yakutia) to Kovykta field (Kovykta, Irkutsk Region).[3]

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Location, Phase I Expansion

The Phase I Expansion (also referred to as the Blagoveshchensk-Khabarovsk expansion project) is proposed to extend from Blagoveshchensk (or Belogorsk) to Khabarovsk, Russia.[3]

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Project Details

Project Details, Phase I

Project Details, Phase II

Project Details, Phase I Expansion

Background

The Power of Siberia Gas Pipeline (formerly known as Yakutia–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline) is a natural gas pipeline in Eastern Siberia that transports Yakutia's gas to Primorsky Krai and Far East countries. The first stage of the pipeline was commissioned on Dec. 2, 2019.[9]

The second phase of the project (Сила Сибири II этап) "will include the construction of a section stretching for about 800 kilometers from the Kovyktinskoye field (Irkutsk Region) to the Chayandinskoye field." Stage two was commissioned in 2022. A final stage, stage three, is proposed to expand gas transmission capacities between the Chayandinskoye field and Blagoveshchensk.[3]

History

Phase I

On 29 October 2012 president Vladimir Putin instructed the general manager of Gazprom to start construction of the pipeline.[10] On 21 May 2014, Russia and China signed a 30-year gas deal, and construction was launched on 1 September 2014 in Yakutsk by president Putin and Chinese deputy premier minister Zhang Gaoli.[11][12] Construction of the pipeline from Vladivostok to China started on 29 June 2015.[13]

  • 4 September 2016: Gazprom’s Chairman Alexei Miller and China National Petroleum Corporation’s Chairman Wang Yilin signed an agreement to build a crossing under the Amur River for the pipeline.[14]
  • April 2017: The pipeline’s construction had crossed the Chinese border.[15]
  • May 2017: A temporary checkpoint was built along the Russian-Chinese border.[16]

The current plan is to complete 1,300 kilometers of the pipeline before the end of 2017.[17] Construction is currently ahead of schedule, thanks to a warmer-than-expected 2016 winter.[18] In July 2017 Gazprom announced that more than half the pipeline would be built by the end of 2017 and that it planned to commission the pipeline in December 2019.[19] It hit that target.[9]

Phase I Capacity

As of November 2020, the pipeline was not yet operating at full capacity: Gazprom's plan for 2020 was to export 5 bcm/y, with an increase to 10 bcm/y in 2021, and 15 bcm/y in 2022. It's not clear whether this plan was fulfilled. The pipeline was expected to operate at full capacity by 2025.[20]

Phase II (Kovykta-Chayanda Gas Pipeline)

In September 2020, Gazprom has started construction of the second phase of the project.[21] As of November 2020, the pipeline was expected to be commissioned by the end of 2022.[20] In August 2021, the construction was ongoing.[22] There have not been any recent updates related to this construction besides the initial announcement in November 2020. The pipeline was commissioned in December 2022. As a result of this addition, the total length of the Power of Siberia pipeline has exceeded 3,000 km with access to two gas fields: the Chayandinskoye field in Yakutia and the Kovykta field in the Irkutsk region.[6]

Since the launch of the pipeline in December 2019, its capacity has been steadily increasing as the Chayandinskoye and Kovykta gas fields have been developed, gas compressor stations on the Russian side have been expanded, and receiving capacities in China have been enhanced. As of December 2022, the Power of Siberia pipeline was operating along its entire length of more than 3,000 km. Export volumes to China via the pipeline: 4.1 bcm in 2020, 8.2 bcm in 2021, 15.4 bcm in 2022, 22.7 bcm in 2023 (including 5.4 bcm via the "Kovykta–Chayanda" section). By 2025, the pipeline is expected to reach its design export volume of 38 bcm/year. The contract parties have discussed the possibility of increasing gas exports through the Power of Siberia to 44 bcm/year and even up to 60 bcm/year.[4]

Phase I Expansion

Gazprom was initially planning for an expansion of the original pipeline, extending from Blagoveshchensk (or Belogorsk) to Khabarovsk, Russia. However, since there have not been any development updates since 2015 related to this project, we consider this expansion project cancelled.[23] See the Svobodny–Khabarovsk Gas Pipeline for what appears to be a distinct and new version of this proposed pipeline.

In December 2021, it was reported that this expansion, which would connect the Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok Gas Pipeline and Power of Siberia gas pipeline was still proposed.[1] In 2022, several media sources mentioned the project.[2][8] The project received a different name - Eastern Gas Supply System.[8] In October 2022, it was reported that collection of initial data and engineering surveys had been launched. The studies are expected to be completed in 2029.[24]

The Gazprom's 2022 Annual Report lists the pipeline under "Prospective/Under Construction Projects".[6] In March 2023, Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov said that the Sakhalin–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok gas pipeline and the Power of Siberia pipeline might be connected in the future in the area of Khabarovsk.[25]

Technical description

The pipeline is expected to cost 770 billion roubles and the investment in the gas production is 430 billion roubles.[10][26] Capacity of the 1400-mm (56-in) pipeline would be up to 61 billion cubic meters (2.2 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas per year.[27] 38 billion cubic meters (1.3 trillion cubic feet) would be supplied to China.[26][28] The pipeline's working pressure is 9.8 megapascals (1,421 psi).[29]

The pipeline will be able to withstand temperatures as low as -62°C (-79.6°F).[15] Nanocomposite coatings manufactured and engineered by JSC Metaclay will be used to increase the lifetime of the pipeline.[30] Furthermore, the pipeline will be able to withstand earthquakes by incorporating materials that can withstand seismic activity.[15] Internal coatings ensure energy efficiency by reducing the friction of the pipeline’s inner surfaces.[15] The mass of all the pipes used to construct the pipeline is greater than 2.5 megatons.[31]

Route

A 3,200-km (1,988-mi) section of the pipeline will start from the Chayanda oil and gas field in Yakutia. It will partly run within an integrated corridor with the second stage of the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline. In Khabarovsk, it will be connected with the Sakhalin–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline. Together these pipelines will feed a planned LNG plant, which will produce liquefied natural gas for export to Japan, and a planned petrochemical complex in Primorsky Krai.[32][33] Branches to Northern China are envisaged.

In addition, the project includes an 800-km (497-mi) pipeline from Irkutsk to Yakutia.

As of October 2020, Gazprom's website shows the pipeline operating between Chayandinskoye and Blagoveshchensk, with an ongoing expansion between Chayandinskoye, Inrkutsk, and Krasnoyarsk.

A detailed route for Phase I and II was downloaded from OpenStreetMap.[34]

Source of supply

The pipeline will be fed from the Chayanda oil and gas field in Yakutia.[35] The gas field is expected to begin producing in 2019.[26] Later the Kovykta field, which would come operational by 2021, will be connected to the pipeline.[26][36] Independent producers may supply up to 25 billion cubic meters (880 billion cubic feet) of natural gas.[37]

Articles and resources

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Бюллетень EastRussia: отраслевой аналитический обзор – ТЭК ДФО". eastrussia.ru. May 6, 2022. Retrieved Jul 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 Power of Siberia, Gazprom, accessed October 2020
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "ГОДОВОЙ ОТЧЕТ ПАО «ГАЗПРОМ» ЗА 2022 ГОД" (PDF). Газпром добыча Краснодар. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Новый 800-километровый газопровод построят от Хабаровска до Амурской области". prokhab.ru. Ocotber 27, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "Power of Siberia". www.gazprom.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
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  17. ↑ "Gazprom accelerates plans for Power of Siberia construction". Interfax Global Energy. 2017-08-03.
  18. ↑ "Power of Siberia targets 1,100 km this year". Interfax Global Energy. 2017-06-08.
  19. ↑ Can Gazprom deliver Power of Siberia gas to China by 2020?, Wood Mackenzie, Sep. 6, 2017
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Второй этап укладки газопровода "Сила Сибири" уже начался". teknoblog.ru. Nov 3, 2020. Retrieved Jul 12, 2022.
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  32. ↑ "Gas Will Be Delivered to Japan through Vladivostok". Vladivostok Times. 2008-06-24. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-02. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
  33. ↑ Gazprom map of gas pipelines in Siberia, planned and projected retrieved 2012-11-26
  34. ↑ "Relation: Сила Сибири (14262534)". OpenStreetMap. Aug 2024. Retrieved Aug 7, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  36. ↑ "Gazprom, CNPC sign memorandum on eastern route pipeline gas supplies to China (Part 2)". Interfax. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
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