Eastern Siberia–Pacific Ocean oil pipeline
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The Eastern Siberia–Pacific Ocean oil pipeline (ESPO pipeline or ESPOOP, Russian: Нефтепровод "Восточная Сибирь - Тихий океан" (ВСТО)) is a pipeline system for exporting Russian crude oil to the Asia-Pacific markets (Japan, China and Korea). The pipeline is built and operated by Russian pipeline company Transneft.
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Location | |
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Country | Russia |
General direction | west–east |
From | Taishet |
Passes through | Kazachinskoye Skovorodino |
To | Kozmino Daqing (China) |
Runs alongside | Yakutia–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok gas pipeline |
General information | |
Type | oil |
Operator | Transneft |
Commissioned | 2009 (Phase 1) 2012 (Phase 2)[1] |
Technical information | |
Length | 4,857 km (3,018 mi) |
Maximum discharge | 1,600,000 barrels per day (~8.0×10 |
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