Technical Description
The diameter of the pipeline would be 1,420 millimetres (56 in). The designed capacity of the pipeline would be 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) natural gas annually and the total costs of the whole project is expected to be up to US$14 billion. The pipeline was expected to become operational in 2011, although there are some concerns that the real date would be 3–4 years later. The pipeline will be built and operated by TomskTransGaz, the subsidiary of Gazprom.
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