The pipeline was designed to supply feedstock to refineries in the Western Soviet Union and to Europe. The project was implemented as part of the All-Union Komsomol shock construction in 1977–1981. The builders overcame around 1,450 natural and artificial obstacles, working their way through more than 400 km of wetlands and over 350 km of water barriers, among other things. The 3,250 km-long pipeline reached its design capacity in 1987. It can carry more than 120 mt of oil per annum, the largest consumer being the Novopolotsk Petrochemical Cluster.
Surgut — Polotsk
The Surgut-Polotsk oil trunk pipeline links West Siberia and Belarus.
3250 km
pipeline length120 mtpa
throughput capacity1220 mm
pipe diameter
Surgut-Polotsk was one of the first oil pipelines to use large-diameter 1,220 mm pipes sourced
mostly from Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant.
Customer:
Gazprom
Start:
1977
Commissioning:
1981
