"Polotsktransneft Druzhba" will reconstruct the underwater crossing of the Surgut-Polotsk oil pipeline by 2012

February 18, Minsk / Anna Kot - BELTA /. JSC "Polotsktransneft Druzhba" plans to complete the reconstruction of the underwater crossing of the Surgut-Polotsk oil pipeline across the Western Dvina River in 2012. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the head of the production and technical department of the joint-stock company, Alexander Gorolevich. The construction project provides for the laying of backup polyethylene pipes under the riverbed by horizontal directional drilling for laying main communication cables, as well as the installation of above-ground stationary launch and reception chambers for cleaning devices and diagnostic tools for the backup oil pipeline thread. Also, in 2010, the enterprise began to acquire equipment for the reconstruction of fire extinguishing systems for the technological facilities of the "Polotsk" oil pumping station, which will be completed in 2012. Fire extinguishing systems will be brought into compliance with current fire safety regulations, and the safety of technological facilities will be increased. Currently, a positive conclusion of the state expertise has been obtained for the project. Contracting organizations for the specified reconstructions of JSC "Polotsktransneft Druzhba" will be determined through open tenders, after which a work schedule will be developed. Open Joint Stock Company "Polotsktransneft Druzhba" is a modern, highly automated enterprise of the petrochemical complex of Belarus. It is the successor to the Novopolotsk Republican Unitary Enterprise for Oil Transportation (NRUPTN) "Druzhba", which was transformed into JSC "Polotsktransneft Druzhba" at the end of 2010. The main task of the joint-stock company is the transportation of Russian oil from the West Siberian region, Tatarstan and the Volga region to Belarus (JSC "Naftan"). The oil pipelines operated by the organization also allow for the transit transportation of oil to the Baltic countries. -0-