Eastern Siberia–Pacific Ocean oil pipeline

Location
CountryRussia
General directionWest–East
FromTaishet
Passes throughKazachinskoye
Skovorodino
ToKozmino
Daqing (China)
Runs alongsideYakutia–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok gas pipeline
General information
TypeOil pipeline
OperatorTransneft
Commissioned2009 (Phase 1)
2012 (Phase 2)
Technical information
Length4,857 km (3,018 mi)
Maximum discharge1,600,000 barrels per day (~8.0×10^7 t/a)

The Eastern Siberia–Pacific Ocean oil pipeline (ESPO pipeline or ESPOOP, Russian: Нефтепровод "Восточная Сибирь - Тихий океан" (ВСТО)) is a pipeline system for exporting Russian crude oil to the Asia-Pacific markets (Japan, China and Korea). The pipeline is built and operated by Russian pipeline company Transneft.