Itar-Tass quoted an official at the Amur Regional government said the first trains carrying more than 8,000 tonnes of oil left the Skovorodino railway station, Amur Region for the Primorye Territory.

The official said “We plan to transport additionally 13,200 tonnes of oil from a big oil storage facility that was built in Skovorodino to the Kozmino seaport in the Primorye Territory.”

A representative of the Vostokneftetrans Company said oil is supplied to Skovorodino through the East Siberia Pacific Ocean oil pipeline from Yakutia deposits. In his words in November the company plans to deliver to Kozmino only process oil that is necessary for the operation of infrastructure facilities of the oil port.

The company’s representative said “In the middle of December, our clients will receive the first batch of oil for its further transshipment to tankers.”

Under the project, 15 million tonnes of oil a year or 1.25 million tonnes of oil a month will be transported by railway from Skovorodino to the seaport.

(Sourced from Itar-Tass)