Ukhta-Torzhok (Yamal) 3 Gas Pipeline
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Ukhta-Torzhok (Yamal) 3 Gas Pipeline (Russian: газопровод Ухта - Торжок - 3 (Ямал); Ухта - Торжок III нитка) is a proposed gas pipeline in Russia.
Location
The pipeline is proposed to run from Sosnogorskaya compressor station in Ukhta, Komi Republic to Novogryazovetskaya compressor station #17 in Totemsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia.[1][2][3]
Project details
- Operator: Gazprom Transgaz Ukhta[4]
- Owner: Gazprom
- Parent company: Gazprom
- Capacity: 45 bcm/y[5]
- Length: 972 km[6]
- Diameter: 1420 mm[6]
- Status: Proposed[7]
- Start year: 2024[8][9]
- Cost:
- Financing:
- Associated infrastructure: Ukhta-Torzhok (Yamal) Gas Pipeline, Ukhta-Torzhok (Yamal) 2 Gas Pipeline, Bovanenkovo-Ukhta Gas Pipeline, Bovanenkovskoye Oil and Gas Field (Russia), Gryazovets-Vyborg Gas Pipeline
Background
The Ukhta-Torzhok (Yamal) 3 Gas Pipeline gas pipeline connects to the Bovanenkovo-Ukhta Gas Pipeline, sourcing gas from the Yamal peninsula. The pipeline should not be mistaken with the Ukhta-Torzhok (Vuktyl) Gas Pipeline (segment III) which connects to the Vuktyl-Ukhta gas pipelines.
In October 2018, it was reported that Gazprom intended to start construction of the third segment of the Ukhta-Torzhok Gas Pipeline in the next few years.[10] World Pipelines reported in 2019 that Ukhta-Torzhok 3 Gas Pipeline was in the design stage in November 2019.[9] According to the Gazprom Annual Report 2019, the start of phased commissioning is expected in 2023.[7] In June 2020, Gazprom has purchased a large supply of pipeline construction materials for three gas construction projects, including this project.[11] In March 2022, it was reported that Gazprom had an issue with the supplier of construction materials for this project where it was impossible to proceed with the equipment installation.[12] The project was included in the list of "Planned Transmission Gas Pipelines" issued by the Ministry of Energy of Russia in May 2015 and revised in May 2023.[5] Gazprom's 2022 Annual Report also lists the pipeline under "Prospective/Under Construction Projects".[13]
On February 13, 2023, Russian authorities reported two ruptures on the same day on the Ukhta–Torzhok Gas Pipeline, which caused a major fire at the site, and on the Ukhta–Torzhok 3 Gas Pipeline where the rupture was reported at the Volga river. Gazprom Transgaz Ukhta said that the damaged sections of both pipelines had been idle at the time of the rupture. According to the source, the Ukhta–Torzhok 3 pipeline was planned to be commissioned in 2022, but has been rendered unnecessary following the reduction and subsequent halt of Russian gas export deliveries to Germany in 2022.[14] Despite that, the project was still included in the list of "Planned Transmission Gas Pipelines" released by the Ministry of Energy of Russia in May 2015 and revised in March 2024.[15] As of June 2024, there have not been any further updates.
Route
The pipeline is proposed to run parallel to the existing Ukhta-Torzhok (Yamal) Gas Pipeline and Ukhta-Torzhok (Yamal) 2 Gas Pipeline.[16] If the route follows these two existing pipeline routes, then the pipeline would run from Sosnogorskaya compressor station in Ukhta, Komi Republic to Novogryazovetskaya compressor station #17 in Totemsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia.
The route for Ukhta-Torzhok (Yamal) 2 Gas Pipeline was used as a proxy for the proposed route. A detailed route for Ukhta-Torzhok (Yamal) 2 Gas Pipeline was downloaded from OpenStreetMap, Open Infrastructure Map.[17]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Газпром Трансгаз Ухта (August 2017). "АКТУАЛЬНО: «ЭТИ ДАЛИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ЗЕМЛИ НАША ТРАССА ОБЪЕДИНЯЕТ...»" (PDF). СЕВЕРГАЗПРОМ. 9: 5.
{{cite journal}}: line feed character in|title=at position 50 (help) - ↑ "Ухта – Торжок". ГАЗСТРОЙПРОМ (in русский). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ↑ "Филиал ООО «Газпром трансгаз Ухта», Грязовецкое ЛПУМГ, отмечает юбилей!". ukhta-tr.gazprom.ru (in русский). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ↑ Газпром Трансгаз Ухта (August 2017). "АКТУАЛЬНО: «ЭТИ ДАЛИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ЗЕМЛИ НАША ТРАССА ОБЪЕДИНЯЕТ...»" (PDF). СЕВЕРГАЗПРОМ. 9: 5.
{{cite journal}}: line feed character in|title=at position 50 (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Перечень магистральных газопроводов, планируемых для размещения". КонсультантПлюс. May 27, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Рост показателей" (PDF). Севергазпром. April 30, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gazprom. "PJSC Gazprom Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Gazprom. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ukhta–Torzhok-3 Pipeline, Russia". GlobalData. March 3, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Both strings of TurkStream filled up with gas". World Pipelines. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ↑ ""Газпром" хочет построить III линию Бованенково-Ухта и Ухта-Торжок в ближайшие годы". 1prime.ru. Oct 10, 2018. Retrieved Jul 12, 2022.
- ↑ ""Газпром" объявил крупнейшую в истории закупку труб - 1,3 млн тонн на 100 млрд рублей". Интерфакс. June 8, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Структура Роскосмоса сорвала поставки для проектов «НОВАТЭКа» и «Газпрома». «АвиаГазЦентр» пошел на мировое, а «Таркосаленефтегаз» – на принцип". pravdaurfo.ru. Mar 11, 2022. Retrieved Jul 13, 2022.
- ↑ "ГОДОВОЙ ОТЧЕТ ПАО «ГАЗПРОМ» ЗА 2022 ГОД" (PDF). Газпром добыча Краснодар. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Twin blasts spark fires at Russian gas pipeline". Upstream. February 13, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ПЕРЕЧЕНЬ МАГИСТРАЛЬНЫХ ГАЗОПРОВОДОВ, ПЛАНИРУЕМЫХ ДЛЯ РАЗМЕЩЕНИЯ". Судебные и нормативные акты РФ. March 12, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gazprom Annual Report 2023". e-disclosure.ru. Dec 31, 2023. p. 34. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Relation: Ухта — Торжок 2 (Ямал) (17187563)". OpenStreetMap. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
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