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Nakhodka

Nakhodka (nəkhôtˈkə) [key], city (1989 pop. 160,000), Russian Far East, c.20 mi (32 km) E of Vladivostok, on the Sea of Japan. A port city with fewer winter ice problems than Vladivostok, Nakhodka has assumed an increasingly large share of shipping from the Russian Far East.

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Russia--just ahead of its mammoth IPO, Rosneft has purchased a 97.51% stake in the Nakhodka oil terminal on Russia's Pacific Coast, which is a front-runner to be the terminal for Russia's planned 1.6 million b/d oil export pipeline from East Siberia to the Pacific Coast (p1).(COUNTRIES) (Petroleum Intelligence Weekly)

Russia -- the government appears to be leaning in favor of a proposed $5 billion-$7 billion oil export pipeline to the Pacific port of Nakhodka, rather than a competing scheme to China.(Countries)(Brief Article) (Petroleum Intelligence Weekly)

Russia studies pipelines to China and Japan. (International Highlights).(Japan and Russia to evaluate proposal for $5 billion oil pipeline from Angarsk and that will run entirely in Russian territory to port of Nakhodka in Japan)(Brief Article) (Pipeline & Gas Journal)

RUSSIA--Crude exports could start flowing to Asian markets from the Pacific port of Nakhodka much earlier than envisaged if national pipeline operator Trausneft builds the project in stages using existing railway infrastructure.(Countries) (Petroleum Intelligence Weekly)

Russia -- after months of deliberations, Moscow has finally settled in favor of building a crude pipeline to China rather than one to the Pacific port of Nakhodka that would have mainly served Japan. (Countries).(Brief Article) (Petroleum Intelligence Weekly)

Prime location: Russia's economy. (port development) (The Economist (US))

Russia-Japan Oil Pipeline Deal Is Set To Boost Far Eastern Energy Supply Security. (APS Review Oil Market Trends)

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