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During September, JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya branch, the Gas and Gas Condensate Processing Division, has revealed and removed three unauthorized intrusions into the condensate pipelines.
Thus, on September 9, they identified and removed the tie in the condensate pipeline section "Maryanivka - Sosnivka" near Zoryane, Krasnohrad district of Kharkiv region.
On September 13, in the condensate pipeline section "Sosnivka - PGDS Yevremivka," in Sosnivka, Krasnohrad district of Kharkiv region, they revealed the tie in the condensate pipeline, a pressure stabilizing devices and a metal reservoir filled with condensate with the weight of 3,420 kg.
On September 25, the specialists of the Security Department of the branch revealed a metal reservoir and liquid level regulators and catchers in the condensate pipeline section “Z/V PGDS Yevremivka - Shebelinsky department of oil and gas condensate processing” in Andriivka, Balakliisky district of Kharkiv region. Then, the tie-in point of the condensate pipeline has been identified.
During the year, the specialists of the Gas and Gas Condensate Processing Division revealed and removed six unauthorized intrusions into the condensate pipelines. Each fact of the illegal intrusion into the pipeline system was reported to the law enforcement bodies, and criminal proceedings were initiated.
Note that in spite of reveal and prevention against numerous thefts of hydrocarbons from the Ukrgasvydobuvannya condensate pipelines, the situation demands the intervention of the law enforcement bodies to be resoled at the global level.