OREANDA-NEWS. LLC "SGM" has completed construction and installation works on Sheksninskaya CS (II string) located in the Vologda Region.

Hydrotesting and drying of the process pipelines were performed. The permission for gas feeding was obtained from Gazprom Gaznadzor LLC.

Sheksninskaya CS is one of the seven compressor stations of the North European Gas Pipeline within Gryazovets – Vyborg Section designed to ensure the gas supply into Nord Stream gas pipeline and to satisfy the needs of Northwest Russian regions.

The station is equipped with four gas pumping units manufactured by Iskra-Turbogaz LLC with the capacity of 16 MW each. The capacity of the station on II string is 64 MW. Thus aggregate capacity of Sheksninskaya CS (I and II strings) makes up 128 MW.

The final commissioning of the facility is scheduled for June 2013.