Vladivostok and Sakhalin to be connected with a gas pipeline

OJSC "Gazprom" plans to build a new gas pipeline from Sakhalin to Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok of capacity 4,5bln m3 a year, the vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company Alexander MEDVEDEV reported at the press-conference."The scheme of gasification of the Far East stipulates an opportunity to extend the gas pipeline Sakhalin-Khabarovsk to Vladivostok," he said.According to his words, the project "Sakhalin-1" will become the source of raw materials for supplies. At present time "Gazprom" carries on negotiations with the shareholder of the project Exxon Mobil on acquisition of raw materials, RIA Novosti reported.As in his turn the Head of the department on transportation of gas, member of the Board of directors of the company Bogdan BUDZULYAK noted, "an old gas pipeline from Sakhalin to Komsomolsk-on-Amur and then to Khabarovsk is in bad condition, and a lot of means are necessary to invest to bring it into the normal state."

"We plan to construct the gas pipeline from Sakhalin to Komsomolsk-on-Amur and then to Vladivostok," he said, having noted that the carrying capacity of the gas pipeline will amount to 4,5bln m3 a year.