Vostok Oil terminal opens with first-stage capacity of 30 million tonnes a year
Vostok Oil's Bukhta Sever terminal entered service with first-stage handling capacity of 30 million tonnes of crude a year. The first oil reached the terminal from the Payakha and Vankor fields through the new main pipeline, and tanker loading began. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Northern Sea Route cargo totalled 37 million tonnes last year and set a goal of 70 million tonnes a year by the decade's end.
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First-stage capacity stands at 30 million tonnes a year
The Bukhta Sever port terminal at the Vostok Oil project entered service with first-stage handling capacity of 30 million tonnes of crude a year. Russian President Vladimir Putin said capacity would increase when the terminal became fully operational, but he gave no new figure. The Kremlin's published remarks place the terminal within plans to expand shipments along the Northern Sea Route. The stated 30 million tonnes refers to the project's first stage, rather than the final capacity of a completed terminal.[1], [3]
Payakha and Vankor fields connect to the port
The new main pipeline connects the Payakha and Vankor oil fields in the Krasnoyarsk region to the Arctic port. The first crude reached Bukhta Sever through the line and tanker loading began. Reuters, citing Interfax, confirmed that the flow had arrived at the terminal for shipment by sea. EFE reported that Putin attended the launch by video link and authorised crude to be pumped into the tanker. The physical milestone accompanying the capacity announcement was the first flow from the fields to the port.[2], [3], [1]
A 70 million tonne goal for the Northern Sea Route
Putin said cargo traffic on the Northern Sea Route totalled 37 million tonnes last year and set a goal of 70 million tonnes a year by the end of the decade. EFE also reported his statement that the tanker loaded at Vostok Oil would break through ice toward the Asia-Pacific region or Europe. Speaking in Vladivostok during the same week, Putin had called for the Arctic route to become navigable in all twelve months of the year by 2036. These are goals stated by the president; the realised cargo figure is last year's 37 million tonnes.[1], [3]
