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Gryazovets–Vyborg gas pipeline

Branch pipeline of the Northern Lights pipeline

Field	Value
name	Gryazovets–Vyborg gas pipeline
type	natural gas
map_caption	Location of Gryazovets–Vyborg gas pipeline
country	Russia
operator	Gazprom
length_km	917
direction	east-west
start	Gryazovets
finish	Vyborg
through	Vologda Oblast, Leningrad Oblast

Gryazovets–Vyborg gas pipeline (GVGP, ) is a branch pipeline of the Northern Lights pipeline from Gryazovets in central part of Russian Federation through Vologda and Leningrad oblasts to Saint Petersburg, Vyborg, and Finland. The third line of this pipeline was built to feed the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.

Status

The GVGP is a part of the Russian unified gas transportation system. The third line connects the grid in Gryazovets with the Vysotsk LNG coastal compressor station.{{cite web | archive-date = 2008-02-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080216043431/http://www.ccb.se/documents/FAQNS.pdf | url-status = dead | url-status = dead}} as well as a liquefied natural gas terminal in Portovaya that started in September 2022 for shipping to Kaliningrad.

Technical features

The length of the third line is 917 km. It has diameter of 1420 mm and working pressure of 9.8 MPa, which is secured by seven compressor stations. The Portovaya compressor station on the Russian coast of the Baltic Sea in the Portovaya Bay near Vyborg has been called "unique" because of its planned capacity and working pressure.

Construction

Construction of the third line of the Gryazovets–Vyborg gas pipeline began on 9 December 2005 in the town of Babayevo (Vologda Oblast), and it was completed in 2010.

References

(10 September 2022). "Russia Is Now Producing LNG Near The Shuttered Nord Stream Pipeline".

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