OREANDA-NEWS. On 06 June 2008 was announced, that construction of feed pipeline to connect Dulsiminskoe oilfield, developed by British Ural Energy, with ESPO system in the north of Irkutsk region will launch in 2008 year-end. Link-up of the section is expected in the area of oil pumping station # 8 at 869-km-mark of the pipeline route.

Terms of construction became known at public hearings under results of engineering-geological investigations of the route and environmental impact assessments. End-point of the construction is Kirensk.

Dulsiminskoe oilfield capacity totals 15 million tons of oil. Maximum production capacity of 400-450 mio tons is expected to reach by 2011.  According to Urals Energy source, \\\$395 million will be invested over 14 years to develop the oilfield, of which \\\$115 million are planned to use for construction of pipeline connected oilfield with ESPO pipeline, “ Vostochniy truboprovod” informs.