Gazprom delivered first pipes for the Power of Siberia gas transmission system (GTS) to Lensk (Yakutia). The first batch consists of 260 pipes with a length of 1,420mm, wall thickness of 21.7mm and total weight of some 2400 tons. The pipes are currently stocked at the temporary storage; they will be used for constructing the GTS section from the Chayandinskoye field to Lensk. In all, Gazprom plans to deliver over 120,000 tons of pipe products in 2014.
The domestically manufactured pipes are delivered to Ust-Kut (Irkutsk Region) via the railway and further to Lensk by barge. In order to arrange and manage the goods traffic, a united logistic centre was set up in Ust-Kut. Between 2014 and 2018, over 1,700 tons of pipes are expected to be delivered.
