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  • Armrosgasprom To Invest 1.4bln AMD In Abovyan Gas Storage

    ARMROSGASPROM TO INVEST 1.4BLN AMD IN ABOVYAN GAS STORAGE

    ARKA
    Feb 28, 2008

    YEREVAN, February 28. /ARKA/. The ArmRosgasprom Company plans to
    invest 1.4bln AMD in the Abovyan underground gas storage in 2008. The
    ArmRosgasprom press service reports that the current capacity of the
    gas storage is 110mln cubic meters of gas, and 80mln cubic meters
    are stored now.

    The renovation work is supposed to increase the capacity of the gas
    storage to 28mln cubic meters, says the report.

    The funs are to be directed to the construction of a new underground
    reservoir with a capacity 1.5 times as much as that of the largest
    reservoir operated now. The construction project is to last for five
    years, and the new reservoir is to be put into operation in 2011.

    Specialists say that the gas storage will be designed for holding
    at least 150mln cubic meters of gas by the end of 2011. The issue of
    modernizing the compressor room is to be settled later.

    Under ArmRosgasprom's investment project, a total of 2,662.7mln AMD
    are to be directed to the modernization of the Abovyan underground
    gas storage.

    The investments will also be directed to the construction of a
    salt-water reservoir.

    The Abovyan gas storage regulates the seasonal gas consumption by
    Armenia's industrial sector and supplies gas to the country's most
    important gas consumers.

    The Abovyan gas storage is one of the principal elements of Armenia's
    gas transmission system ensuing the country's energy security. It
    was constructed in 1962 on rock salt deposits at a depth of 800-1,000
    meters.

    The gas storage is designed for 110mln cubic meters of gas, which is
    sufficient to supply gas to the major consumers for 30-45 days.

    The ArmRosGasprom Company holds a monopoly of gas supply and
    distribution on Armenia's market. The company was founded in 1997,
    and its capital currently totals $580mln. The company's stockholders
    are Gasprom (57.59%), RA Ministry of Energy (34.7%) and the ITERA
    oil and gas company (7.71%).
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