D33 Baltic Sea Oil Pipeline

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D33 Baltic Sea Oil Pipeline is a proposed oil pipeline in Russia. Segment II is reportedly already under construction.

Location

Segment I

The pipeline is proposed to run from the offshore fixed oil platform D33 to the shore near Kulikovo.

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Segment II

The pipeline is proposed to run from the shore near Kulikovo to the Romanovo oil gathering point (Russian: НСП «Романово»).

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Segment III

The pipeline is proposed to run from the Romanovo oil gathering point to Lukoil oil terminal near the city Svetly.

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Project details

• Operator: Lukoil-KaliningradMorneft (ООО "ЛУКОЙЛ-КМН"/Лукойл-Калининградморнефть)
• Owner: Lukoil-KaliningradMorneft (ООО "ЛУКОЙЛ-КМН"/Лукойл-Калининградморнефть)
• Parent company: PJSC Lukoil (ПАО "ЛУКОЙЛ")
• Capacity: 1.95 mtpa
• Length: 100.6 km (approximate)
  • Segment I: 64.2 kilometers (approximate) (under water)
  • Segment II: 6.4 kilometers (on land)
  • Segment III: 30 kilometers (on land)
• Diameter: 406.4 millimeters
• Status:
  • Segment I & III: Proposed
  • Segment II: Construction (construction year: 2022)
• Start year: 2024
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure: D33 oil field belonging to LUKOIL-Kaliningradmorneft

Background

Segment I

The company mentions construction of a 70.6 km pipeline from the offshore fixed platform to the Romanovo oil gathering point, which includes the 6.4 km segment on land (segment II). Therefore, the underwater pipeline from the offshore platform to the shore would be approximately 64.2 km.

Segment II

Additionally, a section of the pipeline would be built from the shore near Kulikovo to the Romanovo oil gathering point. This section would be 6 km long. There are reports that the area on the shore is already blocked off and construction has started.

Segment III

The project also includes a reconstruction of the existing pipeline from the Romanovo oil gathering point (Russian: НСП «Романово») to Lukoil oil terminal (Russian: ООО «Лукойл-КНТ»/ комплексный нефтяной терминал). This may involve constructing a new 30-kilometer pipeline 1 meter underground.

In April 2023, it was reported that the project had been delayed due to the sanctions, and extraction of the first oil at the D33 Oil Field was expected to begin in 2025.

Environment and social impacts

Residents of Kulikovo raised concerns about the company blocking off the bike path in the area. The company responded that this was part of the planned work connected to the construction of the pipeline that has commenced (segment II).