Ust-Luga
Ust-Luga (Russian: Усть-Луга, lit. mouth of the Luga, Votian: Laugasuu, lit. mouth of the Luga, Finnish: Laukaansuu) is a settlement and railway station in Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, near the Estonian border, situated on the Luga River near its entry into the Luga Bay of the Gulf of Finland, about 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of St. Petersburg.
Ust-Luga
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| Coordinates: 59°39′37″N 28°16′37″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Leningrad Oblast |
| District | Kingiseppsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+3:00 |
Port of Ust-Luga and multimodal complex
Ust-Luga is the site of an important coal and fertiliser terminal, constructed at a cost of $2.1 billion. Construction works started in 1997, in part to avoid dry cargo shipments through the Baltic States, and were accelerated at the urging of President Vladimir Putin, who inaugurated the new port facilities in 2001. The 3,700-metre approach canal is deep and capable of accommodating ships with a capacity of 150,000 tonnes and more. In May 2008, Putin confirmed[1] that Ust-Luga will be the final point of the projected Second Baltic Pipeline,[2] an oil transportation route bypassing Belarus.
The Ust-Luga container terminal was launched in December 2011. It is operated by the National Container Company.[3]
The port adjoins a Ust-Luga Multimodal Complex, which allows for speedy freight handling.
In 2018, the port handled 98.7 million tonnes of cargo.[4]
In October 2021, Gazprom and RusGazDobycha announced they would build a plant to process ethane-containing natural gas and a large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant, Baltic LNG, with a capacity of 13 million tons of LNG per year.[5][6] High-ethane gas from the Tambeyskoye gas field and the Achimov and Valanginian deposits of the Nadym-Pur-Taz region will supply the plant.[7][8]
Population
As of 2005, the population of Ust-Luga does not exceed 2,000, but the port administration expects it to grow to 34,000 by 2025.[9]
See also
References
- "Vladimir Putin Opens a New Terminal". Archived from the original on Sep 5, 2008. Retrieved Oct 8, 2022.
- "Ust-Luga to Be Oil Pipeline System Route's Final Point". www.redorbit.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2022.
- "Ленобласть одарит инвесторов льготами". Kommersant. 18 October 2012.
- "Throughput of Russian seaports in 2018 grew by 3.8% Y-o-Y to 816.5 million tonnes (detalization)". PortNews. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- "Gazprom aiming to expand liquefied natural gas production for foreign and domestic markets" (Press release). Gazprom. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- Afanasiev, Vladimir (22 September 2021). "State lifeline: Russia promises 2 billion to Baltic LNG project". Upstream. Oslo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- "Gazprom and RusGazDobycha create joint venture to develop Tambeyskoye field in Yamal". Gazprom. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- "Complex for processing ethane-containing gas and LNG production in Leningrad Region". Gazprom. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- Балтийское информационное агентство. Население нового города Усть-Луга в 2025 году составит 34,5 тысяч человек Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
