The Ministry of Energy is considering the possibility of creating transshipment points in Murmansk and Indiga for oil exports

The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation is working on the development of oil export infrastructure in Murmansk and Indiga, First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said at the Council on the Development of the Far East, the Arctic and Antarctic under the Federation Council.

"We see great potential for engaging new points - such as the port of Indiga potentially, potentially also the development of Murmansk as an additional transshipment point or even carrying a pipeline infrastructure of oil and potentially gas there. Not only to improve the social and economic situation in the region, but also to create more flexibility in our export system," Sorokin said.

LUKOIL proposed building the Kharyaga-Indiga oil pipeline as the first stage of the system. In the process of considering this issue, Transneft came to the conclusion that it was reasonable to build only this section without connecting West Siberian oil to it.

In 2006, Transneft began survey work on the Kharyaga-Indiga oil pipeline project. The project was designed to supply oil produced in the Timan-Pechora oil and gas province to a terminal near Indiga. The pipeline's design capacity was 12 million tons and its length was 467 km. Expected capital investments were $2.2 billion (about 59 billion rubles).

Rostekhnadzor approved the conclusion of the state environmental impact assessment on the investment feasibility study materials for the Kharyaga-Indiga oil pipeline project. However, the project was never implemented.


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