Eastern Siberia Pacific Ocean Oil Pipeline
Summary Information
The pipeline is also known as ESPO
- Source: Russia
- Destination: China / Pacific Ocean
- Ownership: Transneft
- Website: http://www.transneft.ru/
- Length: 2,694 kilometres ( miles)
- Capacity: 30 million tons per year, 600,000 barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type: REB
The Route
- The first phase of the pipeline consists of a 2,757km (1,713 mile) section from Taishet in Irkutsk Oblast to Skovorodino in Amur Oblast
- Oil is supplied to China via the Russia China Crude Oil Pipeline
- The second phase of the pipeline will is a 1,963km (1,210 miles) section from Skovorodino to the Pacific Ocean terminal at Kozmino.
Pipeline Status
- The first stage of ESPO completed and commissioned in December 2009
- The first oil passed through the pipeline in November 2010
- Phase 2 is now in operation
History
- 2009 - The first stage of ESPO was completed and commissioned
- 2010 - The first oil passed through the pipeline
- 2011 - Mechanical completion of the second phase
- 2012 - Rosneft and Transneft Sign Cooperation Agreement for Construction of ESPO Pipeline Offshoot Linking to Komsomolsk Refinery
- 2012 - Phase 2 of the pipeline is opened
- 2014 - Construction started on Komsomolsk refinery link
Other Information
- The project will allow Russia to divert significant volumes of crude away from European markets, to the growing markets of Asia.
- Crude is supplied by the Vankor Oil Field and the Samotlor Oil Field
Links
- Rosneft Started Oil Deliveries to ESPO Pipeline to China
- Tomorrow will see the last joint welded of ESPO-2
- Rosneft and Transneft Sign Cooperation Agreement for Construction of ESPO Pipeline Offshoot Linking to Komsomolsk Refinery
- The second phase of the "Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean" pipeline system put into operation
- Rosneft started construction of oil pipeline to Komsomolsk refinery
- Rosneft and Transneft Sign Tariff Agreement for the Construction of ESPO Pipeline Offshoot to Komsomolsk Refinery
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