Gas pipeline construction in Primorsky Territory to be started this year
In the first half of the year contracting agency JSC "Gasprom" can start construction of the main objects of the gas-main pipeline "Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok" in Primorsky Territory, as the Primorsky Territory Administration press service reported. Survey work has been just finished. Projecting and approving the projects in oversight bodies will be completed soon. All works are executed in compliance with starting complex I, approved by JSC "Gasprom" management. At the same time with the gas-main pipeline "Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok" projecting the main scheme of Primorsky Territory gas supply is being developed. Schemes of gas supply were made in all 34 municipal regions of the territory. Designing institute JSC "Gasprom-Promgas" is planning to complete developing of the main scheme in the second quarter of 2009. Gas supply of Primorsky Territory is been realized on the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Anatolyevich MEDVEDEV and the Chairmman of the Government Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN. Gas pipeline construction should be completed in 2011. Withing gas supply it is planned to create oil and gas production in Primorsky Territory, to use gas in small and large energy sector, to supply residential customers with gas. The Governor of Primorsky Territory Sergey DARKIN said more than once that gas supply will allow to change Primorye economics because of new high-technology and power-intensive industries. And this will create new work places and improve social indicators.