OREANDA-NEWS. On January 31, 2007 LUKOIL Overseas, Uzbekneftegaz and the Jarkurgan refinery plant have successfully introduced multimodal transportation of gas condensate produced at the Khauzak field in Bukhara Region of the Republic of Uzbekistan, reported the press-centre of LUKOIL Overseas.

The scheme provides for piping the condensate from Khauzak to the North Urtabulak rail-loading terminal, loading into tank trucks, transportation to the Mubarek gas processing plant, transshipment into rail tank cars and shipment to the Jarkurgan refinery plant. The technological cycle of transportation includes pipeline, refinery and automobile transportation services, as well as Uzbekistan Railroads. The volume of transportation of condensate will reach 25,000 tons per year.

The project's products, natural gas, sulfur and gas condensate, shall be supplied to LUKOIL Overseas Supply & Trading Ltd., which sells them in the interests of all project partners, including the Government of Republic of Uzbekistan, LUKOIL Overseas and Uzbekneftegaz.

Earlier, the Khauzak field development plan provided for transportation of the condensate via the oil pipeline. However, in order to improve the return on sales it was decided to divide the crude oil and condensate streams and build a loading terminal at the North Urtabulak field.