Murmansk-Volkhov Gas Pipeline

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Murmansk-Volkhov Gas Pipeline (Russian: Газопровод Мурманск - Волхов) is a proposed gas pipeline in Russia.

Location

The pipeline is proposed to run from Shtokman oil field in the Barents Sea to Volkhovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

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Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: Gazprom
• Parent company: Gazprom
• Capacity: 50.00 bcm/year
• Length: 848.17 miles / 1,365 kilometers
• Diameter: 55.91 inches
• Status: Proposed
• Start year: 2026
• Cost: RUB 350 bln / USD $4bln
• Financing: Gazprom
• Associated infrastructure: Murmansk LNG Terminal

Background

In March 2021, the pipeline was expected to start construction within the next five years. Estimated cost of investment is USD 4 billion. There have not been any recent developments related to this pipeline since June 2021.

The pipeline is to supply gas to the Murmansk Oblast by connecting the Oblast to Russia's unified gas supply system and using the surplus gas of 110 bcm/y caused by the status of Nord Stream Gas Pipeline and Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline.

The gas pipeline may supply the proposed Murmansk LNG Terminal with gas.

Construction works on the gas pipelines are expected to commence in 2023.