Second line of the Yamal–Europe pipeline (Yamal II) with compressor stations – abandoned project
The planned second line of the Yamal–Europe transit gas pipeline on Polish territory, together with compressor stations, was provided for in the Polish–Russian intergovernmental agreement of 25 August 1993 and the schedule for building the two lines. The investor was Europol Gaz S.A., in which PGNiG and Gazprom each held 48 per cent of shares (Gas-Trading held 4 per cent). The second line, together with the compressor stations, was to be built by the end of 2002 and to increase the pipeline's throughput and gas supplies to Poland by approximately 10 billion m³ per year. The cost of building both lines of the pipeline was estimated at approximately USD 2.5 billion, of which Poland guaranteed an own contribution of approximately USD 300–350 million towards building the compressor stations along the pipeline route. Construction of the second line was repeatedly postponed; on 12 February 2003, deputy prime minister Marek Pol of Leszek Miller's government signed an additional protocol in which Poland waived enforcement of the Russian side's obligation to build the second line. The second line was never built, and its role in the transit of Russian gas was later taken over by the Nord Stream pipeline.
The second line of the Yamal pipeline, together with the compressor stations, provided for in the 1993 intergovernmental agreement and planned for completion by the end of 2002, was never built. Its construction was repeatedly postponed, and on 12 February 2003 the government of Leszek Miller (via deputy prime minister Marek Pol's signature on an additional protocol) waived enforcement of the Russian side's obligation to build the second line. The project was de facto abandoned; the second line's role in the transit of Russian gas was later taken over by the Nord Stream pipeline. The cost of building both lines was estimated at approximately USD 2.5 billion, of which Poland's guaranteed contribution was approximately USD 300–350 million.
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Timeline
- Announced25 Aug 1993
- Original date2002
Change history
- 12 Feb 2003status: cancelled12 lutego 2003 r. wicepremier Marek Pol z rządu Leszka Millera podpisał protokół dodatkowy, w którym Polska zrezygnowała z egzekwowania obowiązku budowy drugiej nitki gazociągu jamalskiego.
Significance
The failure to build the second line of the Yamal pipeline is cited as one of the key decisions in Poland's energy policy at the turn of the century. The second line, together with the compressor stations, was meant to increase the transit corridor's throughput and provide Poland with an additional supply of approximately 10 billion m³ of gas per year. According to some commentators, the decision to waive enforcement of its construction in 2003 weakened Poland's negotiating position on Russian gas supplies and opened the way for the construction of the Nord Stream pipeline, which bypasses Polish territory.
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- januszkowalski.pl (pierwodruk: Gazeta Polska, 11.06.2013)8 Aug 2022CostOriginal dateFailure descriptionFundingAnnounced
Cost · FundingKoszt budowy dwóch nitek gazociągów szacowano na ok. 2,5 mld dol., z tego Polska zagwarantowała ok. 300–350 mln dol. własnego wkładu.
Original datePlanowana druga nitka gazociągu miała zostać wybudowana wraz z tłoczniami do końca 2002 r.
Failure descriptionPremier Miller pozbawił Polskę instrumentów prawnych do wyegzekwowania budowy drugiej nitki Gazociągu Jamalskiego
AnnouncedUmowa jamalska Polsko-rosyjska międzyrządowa umowa o dostawach rosyjskiego gazu i budowie odcinka Gazociągu Jamalskiego na obszarze Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, którym gaz z półwyspu syberyjskiego miał popłynąć do Europy, została zawarta 25 sierpnia 1993 r.
AnnouncedNie ulegało wątpliwości, że Kreml przez fakty dokonane zmienia umowę jamalską, której nie zamierza respektować w zakresie obowiązku budowy drugiej nitki.
- salon24.pl / Gazeta Polska (Janusz Kowalski)11 Jun 2013Status
StatusWicepremier Marek Pol z gabinetu Leszka Millera 12 lutego 2003 r. podpisał protokół dodatkowy
- Wikipedia (pl)Investor
InvestorSpółka prawa handlowego zajmująca się budową i późniejszą eksploatacją gazociągu – EuRoPol Gaz (struktura udziałowa: 48% – PGNiG, 48% – Gazprom, 4% – Gas-Trading) – operowała od jesieni 1993 (23 września – zawiązanie spółki; 15 grudnia – uzyskanie osobowości prawnej)[8].
- Inżynieria.com16 May 2013Stage
StagePierwotnie zakładano, że druga nitka tego połączenia powstanie do końca 2001 r., jednak plany te wciąż przekładano, a potem siły Gazpromu zostały skierowane na inny, ważniejszy dla monopolisty, Gazociąg Północny.
- wnp.pl19 Apr 2005