Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Putin Announces First Oil Flows Through Rosneft’s Vostok Pipeline
Russia has started moving oil through a new pipeline.
The pipeline belongs to Rosneft’s Vostok Oil project.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of the oil flow.
The pipeline is in the Krasnoyarsk region.
It carries oil to the Sever Bay port terminal.
Tankers can load the oil there.
Putin said the launch was an important step for the project.
The announcement was reported by the Interfax news agency.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the first oil has begun flowing through a new main pipeline.
The pipeline is part of Rosneft’s Vostok Oil project.
The pipeline runs through Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region to the Sever Bay port terminal.
Oil is intended for tanker loading at the Sever Bay terminal.
Putin described the launch as a major milestone for the Vostok Oil project.
- Who
- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of the oil flow, involving Rosneft’s Vostok Oil project.
- What
- The first oil began flowing through a newly commissioned main pipeline to a port terminal for tanker loading.
- When
- September 6, 2026.
- Where
- From the Vostok Oil project in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region to the Sever Bay port terminal.
- Why
- The launch supports development of the Vostok Oil project and enables oil to reach the terminal for tanker loading.
- Project
- Rosneft’s Vostok Oil project
- Pipeline status
- Newly commissioned; first oil has begun flowing
- Region
- Krasnoyarsk region, Russia
- Destination
- Sever Bay port terminal
- Terminal purpose
- Tanker loading
- Announcement source
- Russian President Vladimir Putin
- Publication date
- September 6, 2026