- Sever Pipeline
Sever pipeline (also known as Kstovo-Yaroslavl-Kirishi-Primorsk pipeline and Sever project) is an oil product pipeline in North-West Russia. It transports diesel fuel EN-590. The pipeline is owned and operated by
Transnefteproduct , a subsidiary ofTransneft .History
The project was approved by Decree of the Russian Federation Government No. 853-p of
June 24 ,2002 .cite news
url= http://eng.transnefteprodukt.ru/news/news55.html
title="Kstovo-Yaroslavl-Kirishi-Primorsk" ("Sever" project)
publisher=Transnefteproduct
accessdate=2008-06-07] It was officially opened on14 May 2008 by Russia's Prime ministerVladimir Putin .cite news
url = http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/14/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-Putin.php
title = Putin turns on the taps at Baltic oil terminal, as Russia seeks to expands exports
publisher = International Herald Tribune
date = 2008-05-14
accessdate = 2008-06-07]Route
The convert|1056|km|mi long pipeline runs from
Kstovo throughYaroslavl andKirishi toPrimorsk, Leningrad Oblast .cite news
url = http://en.portnews.ru/news/10472/
title = Project Sever of Transnefteproduct OJSC is put into operation
author= Mariya Mokeicheva
publisher = PortNews
date = 2004-05-14
accessdate = 2008-06-07] It uses the same technical corridor with the Yaroslavl-Kirishi and Kirishi-Primorsk oil pipelines of theBaltic Pipeline System .cite news
url = http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/company/cnr33499.htm
title = Transnefteprodukt considers input of other firms in Sever project
publisher = Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections
date = 2003-08-05
accessdate = 2008-06-07]The pipeline is supplied from several refineries, including the Yaroslavl refinery, operated by
TNK-BP andGazpromneft , and from Kirishi refinery, operated byKinef . It is connected with the Surgut-Yaroslavl-Polotsk pipeline.Technical features
The diameter of the pipeline is convert|530|mm|in. The planned capacity of the pipeline and the terminal is 24.6 million tons per year. At the first stage, the capacity is 17 million tons. The pipeline includes main pumping stations in Yaroslavl and Kirishi and four other pumping stations. The tank farm in
Yaroslavl has capacity of 40,000 cubic meters. The Primorsk terminal's tank farm consist of 12 vertical reservoirs with total capacity of 240,000 cubic meters (annual capacity 8.4 million tonnes) at the first stage. There are plans to double and later even triple the capacity of terminal storage. The project cost US$1.3 billion.cite news
url = http://en.portnews.ru/comments/134/
title = "Northern" way for oil products
author= Mariya Mokeicheva
publisher = PortNews
date = 2008-05-08
accessdate = 2008-06-07]References
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