Gazprom plans to put the Belogorsk-Khabarovsk gas pipeline into operation in 2026

en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Almetyevsk City Court of Tatarstan sentenced Igor Kolomoisky in absentia to 12 years in prison for the theft of oil from Tatneft.

Three other Ukrainian citizens were also sentenced in this case: Alexander Yaroslavsky, Gennady Bogolyubov, and Pavel Ovcharenko. According to data from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, between 2006 and 2007, the defendants formed a criminal group abroad, supplying 858,600 tons of Russian oil worth over 10 billion rubles to Ukraine through intermediary enterprises, which they subsequently stole. The investigative committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has seized assets of related companies involved in the case, totaling over 20 billion rubles, including stocks worth more than 10 billion rubles.

In 2026, Gazprom plans to put the Belogorsk-Khabarovsk gas pipeline into operation. Company Chairman Alexey Miller announced at the annual general meeting that the pipeline will connect the existing Power of Siberia trunk line with the Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok pipeline. Additionally, Gazprom is conducting specific consultations with China on new opportunities for natural gas exports.

The Russian government is considering a short-term diesel export ban for producers lasting several months. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated that currently, only producers are allowed to export fuel, while a ban is imposed on oil traders, storage depots, and other intermediaries.

SpaceX plans to begin construction in July of a 13-kilometer Starpipe natural gas pipeline at its launch site in Texas to accelerate Starship rocket launches. Currently, the liquid methane required for Starship is delivered by hundreds of tanker trucks, taking several hours, which is incompatible with the company's scaling plans.

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