Progress Gas Pipeline

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Progress Gas Pipeline, also referred to as Yamburg - Western Border of USSR Gas Pipeline (Russian: Газопровод "Прогресс"; "Ямбург — Западная граница СССР") is an operating gas pipeline in Russia and Ukraine.[1][2]

Location

The pipeline originates at the Yamburg gas field in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast, Russia, and runs through the territory of Russia and Ukraine. In Ukraine, the pipeline runs alongside the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod Gas Pipeline and ends at Uzhgorod on the Ukrainian/Slovakian border.[3]

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Project Details

  • Operator: Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LCC (GTSOU),[4][5] Gazprom[3][2]
  • Owner: Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LCC (GTSOU),[4][5] Gazprom[3]
  • Parent company: JSC Mahistralni Gazoprovody Ukrainy (MGU),[6][7] Gazprom[3]
  • Capacity: 26 bcm/y[8]
  • Length: 4,590.7 km / 2,852.6 mi[9]
  • Diameter: 1400 mm[10]
  • Status: Operating[3][11][12]
  • Start Year: 1988[3]
  • Cost:
  • Financing:
  • Associated infrastructure:

Background

The Progress gas pipeline was built in the former Soviet Union and was commissioned in 1988.[8]

The Progress gas pipeline is a part of the pipeline network also referred to as the "Brotherhood" gas pipeline network. This network includes gas pipelines that deliver gas from the gas fields in Russia to the western border of Ukraine, which is then transported through Slovakia into Western Europe. Besides the Progress Gas Pipeline, this network includes the Torzhok-Smolensk-Mazyr-Dolyna Gas Pipeline, the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod Gas Pipeline, and the Soyuz Gas Pipeline.[13]

The Progress gas pipeline is also part of the "Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod" system of pipelines, which includes six pipelines: Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod Gas Pipeline, Urengoy-Center Gas Pipeline I and II, Yamburg-Yelets Gas Pipeline I and II, and Progress Gas Pipeline.

The pipeline originates at the Yamburg gas field in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast, Russia, and runs through the territory of Russia and Ukraine. In Ukraine, the pipeline runs alongside the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod Gas Pipeline and ends at Uzhgorod, Ukraine on the Ukrainian/Slovakian border. From there, gas is exported to Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy.[3][14]

Implications of the Russian invasion

Ukraine will not reopen the Sokhranovka gas transit route (Soyuz gas pipeline) from Russia to Europe until Kyiv obtains full control over its pipeline system, the head of operator GTSOU told Reuters on May 12, 2022 following Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022.[15] Gas transportation through Sudzha gas transit route is operational.[11][16]

As of August 2023, the pipeline remains operational. In 2022, Gazprom reduced its gas transit shipments across Ukraine to well below the contracted minimum of more than 109 MMcmd, and pumped just about 40 MMcmd in February and March of 2023.[17][18]

Change of the operator & owner in gas transmission system of Ukraine

In 2019 the personnel of the Branch “Gas TSO of Ukraine” the division of JSC Ukrtransgaz, responsible for natural gas transportation, was transferred to LLC Gas TSO of Ukraine and under the Service Level Agreement concluded between LLC Gas TSO of Ukraine and JSC Ukrtransgaz, LLC Gas TSO of Ukraine provided services covering all types of operation, maintenance and repair works to ensure safe and efficient operation of the main GTS facilities.[19]

In the same year pursuant to Art. 24 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Natural Gas Market”, the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities (hereinafter – NEURC) adopted a final decision supporting certification of LLC Gas TSO of Ukraine according to the ISO model, and also issued the license for the right to carry out activities for the transmission of natural gas allowing the company to perform its functions starting with January 1, 2020 (Resolution of 24.12.2019 No.3011).[19]

In 2020 LLC Gas TSO of Ukraine was fully separated from Naftogaz Group and 100% stake in the authorized capital was transferred to the state-owned company JSC Mahistralni Gazoprovody Ukrainy (MGU). JSC MGU owns 100% of the shares of LLC Gas TSO of Ukraine.[19]

Articles and resources

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 "Газопровод Ямбург - Западная граница СССР". energybase.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  10. "На Ямале загорелся участок газопровода "Прогресс"". Tass. Nov 1, 2020. Retrieved Sep 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Gazprom's gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stable on Saturday". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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  13. "Братство (система газопроводів)". Wikipedia. Retrieved Sep 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  16. "Regarding the technical possibility of transferring transit volumes to GMS "Sudzha" - Transmission System Operator of Ukraine". Transmission System Operator of Ukraine. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  17. "Ukraine secures higher gas import capacity with Slovakia". upstream. April 5, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "Will the Ukrainian Gas Transit Contract Continue Beyond 2024?". Center on Global Energy Policy. June 8, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Key Facts - Transmission System Operator of Ukraine". Transmission System Operator of Ukraine. Retrieved 2022-08-19.