In the course of his trip to the Southern Federal District, Vladimir Putin visited the Chernomortransneft Sheskharis oil terminal and took part in the launch of the Grushovaya-Sheskharis technological tunnel, President’s press center says.
The new tunnel is a 3.2-km long reinforced concrete structure with 9 pipelines. The facility was built to replace the tunnel that had been operated since 1967. It connects the Grushovaya and Sheskharis production sites and will become part of the Yug project.
During his visit to the Sheskharis oil terminal, the President saw a model of the technological tunnel that was commissioned and visited facilities of the Grushovaya technological site. He also studied information on the activities of the Transneft oil company, which operates main pipelines in Russia.
According to open sources, the desiging and construction of the tunnel costed RUB 8 bln.
Earlier the same day, the President flew in a helicopter over a number of facilities comprising transport infrastructure of the Southern Federal District, including a bridge being built across the Kerch Strait.