Hydrocarbon
related infrastructure
Current
hydrocarbon related infrastructure in Latvia comprises pipelines for oil,
oil products and gas. A large amount of Russian oil/oil products is
exported through the ports of Latvia. An oil pipeline crosses over from
Russia to Latvia, terminating in Ventspils, from where Russian oil is
exported. The present capacity of the oil terminal in Ventspils (see www.Ventspils.lv)
is more than 30 million tons per year. Russian oil is also exported
through the port of Riga.
Gas
storage is important in the country’s gas supply sector, and Incukalns
is a big underground gas storage established within the Cambrian
sandstone reservoir, with a capacity of 4 billion m³. Gas
transportation facilities incorporate a network of gas pipelines,
connecting the Incukalns gas storage with Russia, Estonia and Lithuania.
