Investment into ESPO expansion to make up 135 bln roubles –Transneft

​The investment into the expansion of ESPO will make up 135 bln roubles, the Vice-President of Transneft, S. Andronov, said.

 To increase the throughput capacity of ESPO in the Far East federal district it is planned to construct 10 oil pumping stations and expand the volume of the reservoir park additionally by 150 thousand cubic m. On the results of the realization of the project the throughput capacity of ESPO-1 will reach 80 mln tons, ESPO-2 – 50 mln tons.

According to Mr. Andronov, in the framework of the reconstruction of ESPO the company plans to expand the capacity of Skovorodino-Mokhe by 2017 that leads to the Russia-China border to 30 mln tons from the current 20 mln tons. The Investment into the project will make up 4.8 bln roubles.