Transneft will spend to build a pipeline more than 323 billion rubles

Company "Transneft" has invested in the construction of the first pipeline "Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean (ESPO), 381 billion rubles. The second stage will cost 323 billion rubles. This was told Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, head of the company Nikolai Tokarev. "All the money is available there. We believe in VSTO", - stressed the head of "Transneft". ESPO oil pipeline being built in two phases. Construction of ESPO-1 has been completed, from Skovorodino to Kozmino oil is delivered by rail. Referred to as "black gold" is poured into sea tankers, which deliver raw materials to consumers. Under the plan the construction of ESPO-2, will be built of the pipeline from Skovorodino to Kozmino extent 2,1 thousand kilometers, was built eight refineries (NPC). It is assumed that will be expanded Spetsmornefteport. The company and the government plans to complete construction of the second stage of the ESPO oil pipeline in 2014. Previously reported that the cost of the first stage of the ESPO was 360 billion rubles, 60 billion disbursed in the construction of the port in Kozmino. Tokarev said that work on the construction of the second stage of ESPO pipeline launched earlier this year. "We did not wait for all the procedural issues in January, once mobilized, there builders, equipment, and joined in the work. Today it is 160 kilometers of tracks are welded, prepared by the linear part. Ploschadochnyh began work on the sites are working well prepared - both technically and financially - general contractors. The work is in the schedule, "- he said. Starting the first stage of ESPO into operation on 29 December. The main purpose of the pipeline - the transportation of oil from oil-producing regions in Western and Eastern Siberia to the Far East and markets in the Asia-Pacific region.