Yamal–Europe gas pipeline — Polish section (Line I)
The Polish section of the Yamal–Europe transit gas pipeline, running from the village of Kondratki on the border with Belarus to the vicinity of the village of Górzyca near the border with Germany, with a length of 684 km. Construction was preceded by the "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Russian Federation on the construction of a gas pipeline system for the transit of Russian gas across the territory of the Republic of Poland and gas supplies to the Republic of Poland," signed on 25 August 1993. The company Europol Gaz S.A. was established to build and operate the pipeline (shareholders: PGNiG/PKN Orlen 48%, Gazprom 48%, Gas-Trading 4%). In September 1999, Europol Gaz S.A. completed construction of the entire first line of the pipeline on Polish territory — the final, so-called golden weld was made on 23 September 1999. Five compressor stations operate along the route (Kondratki, Zambrów, Ciechanów, Włocławek, Szamotuły), and the pipeline's capacity was 32.96 billion m³ per year.
How it went
Assessment: settled. Signals only where documented.
Timeline
- Announced 25 Aug 1993
- Delivery 23 Sep 1999
Change history
- 23 Sep 1999 status: completed The making of the so-called golden weld completed construction of the first string of the Polish section of the gas pipeline.
- 23 Sep 1999 stage: operational
Significance
The Yamal–Europe pipeline is one of the largest energy infrastructure investments completed in Poland after 1989 and the main corridor for the transit of Russian natural gas across the country, established on the basis of the 1993 Polish–Russian intergovernmental agreement. The main line, 684 km long with a capacity of nearly 33 billion m³ per year and five compressor stations, played a key role for years in the transit of gas to Western Europe as well as in supplies to Poland. Since 2022, no Russian gas has been transmitted through the pipeline; the transmission infrastructure on Polish territory has been operated by Gaz-System since 2010.
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- Wikipedia (pl)StatusStageAnnouncedDeliveryInvestorStatus historyStage historyUtilisation
Status „We wrześniu 1999 roku Europol Gaz S.A. zakończył budowę całej pierwszej nitki gazociągu Jamał-Europa na terytorium Polski"
Stage „Przepustowość gazociągu wynosiła 32,96 mld m³/rok"
Announced „25 sierpnia 1993 roku zostało podpisane „Porozumienie między Rządem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej a Rządem Federacji Rosyjskiej"
Delivery „Ostatni, tzw. złoty spaw na gazociągu wykonano 23 września 1999 roku"
- Wikipedia (pl)AnnouncedInvestor