Yamal-Europe Transports 26 Million m³ of Natural Gas to Western States a Day

The completed transcontinental Yamal-Europe gas-main with one of its segments passing across Belarus transports some 26 million m³ of natural gas in the German direction.

At present three more compressor stations are under construction in Orsha, Krupki and Nesvizh.

The reliability of the Belarusian pipeline section will be examined by Orgenergogaz joint-stock company (Russia) – the general contractor on start-and-adjustment of Yamal-Europe gas main.

The Belarusian segment totals 575 km. The builders went through 199.6 km of bogs, 75 times they crossed rivers, 10 railways, 42 motorways, 3 power transmission networks, 11 pipelines and 5 trunk cables. Besides, said the source they had to clear 257.4 km of woods and reactivate 317.6 km of land.

Yamal-Europe network, two branches of which will cross borders of Belarus, Poland and Germany will double export of Russian gas to Europe. Net production capacity of lines is expected to amount to 68 billion cubic meters a year as soon as all compressor stations have been put into operation.

Total length of Yamal-Europe pipeline from Yamal peninsular to the eastern border of Germany exceeds 4107 kilometres. On the territory of Poland the pipeline was constructed by EuroPolGas, created by Russia’s Gazprom and Polish state oil and gas company, on the territory of Germany – by Wingas, joint venture of Gazprom and Wintershall. Total cost of the project for the annual transportation of 50 billion m3 of gas is $36 billion.

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